Earwigs can be a concern for gardeners, feasting on plants and flowers that have been painstakingly grown, causing untold damage to garden borders. They are voracious eaters, meaning that tender shoots of new plants or the leaves of established shrubs are all fair game to the earwig. If you are thinking of planting a flower bed, it will pay to be armed with some natural pest control solutions.
Conversely, earwigs play an important role in the garden ecosystem, pollinating plants and snacking on other pests such as aphids and mites, which is particularly useful for those with fruit trees that annually suffer from aphid attacks. As with anything in the garden, pest control is a balancing act, and despite the good that earwigs can do, a slight increase in their numbers can tip the balance and lead to much damage.
