They also feed on decomposing organic matter like rotting wood and dead leaves, which helps restore nutrients to the soil in your garden." For the most part, the 20-plus species of earwigs in the ...

Winn grove, with residues of cyclodine chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide in the soil, had a dense population of striped earwigs and no ants. High Acres citrus grove, with no insecticide soil ...