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Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera.With about 2,000 species [1] in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders. Earwigs have characteristic cerci, a pair of forceps-like pincers on their abdomen, and membranous wings folded underneath short, rarely used forewings, hence the scientific order name, "skin wings".
The female earwig lays a clutch of about 50 eggs in an underground nest in the autumn. She enters a dormant state and stays in the nest with the eggs. Common earwigs exhibit varying levels of maternal care. Female earwigs typically show maternal care through behaviors such as guarding and tending to their eggs and nymphs.
One sign of an earwig infestation are tiny, irregular holes in the leaves of your plants, Emtec said. They also leave tiny, black droppings that look like grains of pepper.
Image of the earwig Euborellia anulipes (H. Lucas, 1847), collected from a soil patch at Elberta Road in Warner Robins, GA. Scale bar represents 1 cm. [1] The ringlegged earwig (Euborellia annulipes) is a species of earwig in the family Anisolabididae. [2] [3] [4]
Chelisoches morio, the black earwig, is a species of insect in the family Chelisochidae. It is an omnivore that can be found worldwide, however it is most prominent in tropical areas, Pacific islands, the Pacific Northwest, [3] and damp environments. The adults are jet black and can range in size from 18 to 25mm in size, though some have grown ...
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