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FUCKING EARWIGS Anonymous
Ok /an/. I'm fucking pissed as hell. Every morning for the past week, I've found an earwig either in my bathtub or on my showercurtain when I go to take a shower. Up until now I've just groaned and washed it down the drain. But this morning I went to take a piss and there was one underneath the toilet seat. I shudder to think what would have happened if I had taken a shit instead. Now this is serious fucking business. I want to kill them all, /an/. I don't know whether they actually pinch or not (I doubt those big pincers are just for show), but I still want to eradicate them.

Any suggestions on how I should go about this mass insect murder?
>> Anonymous
cast magic missile
>> Anonymous
Plan a vacation, and unleash bug bombs.

Spray.

Pest Control.

Poisonbait.

Do some research on Earwigs, find out their weaknesses (and strengths), and take advantage of them. It's how I dealt with my cockroach (Palmetto Bug) problem here (just the studying, as soon as I got cats, they started killing roaches left and right).
>> Anonymous
earwigs need water and damp places to live, obviously; thats why you see them in the bathroom all the time. But they need more moisture than other bugs to live. They also eat quite a bit, spare trash and plants they will devour. Removing all moist areas in the house and removing their food source will dwindle their numbers drasticly. Removing moist areas with baking soda works really well, as areas like this they lay their eggs.
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>>118870
I have a theory that they are in the air conditioning vents. My air produces a lot of condensation, and I have a vent right next to my shower.

No way to prove it, though.

Also, the bug bombs might not work (my room mates and I have several dogs and they're not willing to leave because of my bathroom)
>> Anonymous
Fire, lots and lots of fire.
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>>118882
Holy shit that freaks me out
>> Anonymous
Roll up a wet newspaper and put it in the corner of the bathroom. If it's covered/filled with them in the morning, you need to bomb the place.
>> Anonymous
I'll try it. Anyone know of a good bug killer that doesn't hurt dogs?
>> Anonymous
>>118914

Permethrin. It is a common ingredient in many bug sprays. It is actually a natural chemical, found in chrysanthemums.

Anyway, pretty much any "indoor" bug spray will be pet safe. Don't be a moron and spray it in their food, but otherwise you'll be fine!
>> Anonymous
DDT

Nicotine
>> Anonymous
>>118872

Not willing to leave for a day just for your bathroom, huh? What selfish pieces of shit. Fuck 'em. Tell them you are bug-bombing regardless, then do it. I'll bet they leave pretty fucking quickly.

Or, buy about 300 of those tiny 1/8" - 1/4" crickets from the local pet store and release them into your roommates' rooms. I'll bet they will be more receptive to leaving for an afternoon for bug bombing when they have their own infestation to deal with.
>> Anonymous
>>118915
"natural chemical"

yeah. Unlike the ones made with magic.
>> Anonymous
>>118961
unlike ones made in a lab, ass
>> Anonymous
do it like the FBI. get an earwig suit, befriend the queen earwig, and just when you've gained the trust of the earwig population, set a trap. Sure it's dirty, but hey, ever heard of Ruby Ridge?
>> Anonymous
>>118962
Almost every chemical we can make in a lab is produced in a living thing somewhere. Our ability to synthesize many things in a lab setting is actually quite a bit more limited than that of cells and there are literally thousands upon thousands of identified chemicals that we simply cannot make.
>> Anonymous
I share your pain, I'm absolutely mortified by earwigs. We live in a low-lying area, so this place is full of them.

Two nights ago I felt my cat jump up at my bed and start pawing my back, I jumped out and turned on the lights and found one of those nasty bastards in my BED. I think my cat just did it for fun though, he likes to cart little presents to my bed and leave them there.

Good luck, even seeing those things makes me shiver.
>> Anonymous
My basement used to have HUNDREDS of them. It was usually a good 20 degrees cooler than the rest of the house so they thrived in little clumps of about 30 in a ball.

They also had a nice habit of crawling across the ceiling and dropping right where you'd be laying.
>> Anonymous
maybe close your tub drain when not in use. also maybe keep shit clean, use bleach, etc.
>> Anonymous
fill a small pan up with a little bit of beer, they will be attracted to it and drown
>> Anonymous
>>118962
Oh right. Evil chemicals like baking soda, instead of wonderful natural ones like arsenic.
>> Anonymous
>>119025

While there are dangerous chemicals produced in nature, they are rarely found in concentrations enough to cause problems.

Where in nature is arsenic found in concentrations high enough to kill?

Oh, and baking soda is natrually occuring.

If you want an example of a lab-sythesized chemical that's relevant to this discussion, how about DDT? We are discussing pesticides after all.
>> Anonymous
>>119029

The VAST majority of arsenic poisoning is caused by groundwater contaminated by natural ore conatining arsenic dissolving. It's actually quite abundant in some regions. The only reason why it isn't a more common problem in industrialized nations is because water treatment facilities have ion exchange and particulate filters to remove naturally occurring arsenic. Wow. Chemistry actually preventing nature from harming people?? NO WAY!
>> Anonymous
they dont pinch.. they sting, it sort of feels like a jolt of electricity. my suggestion is bugbomb your house.
>> Anonymous
>>119918
This thread makes ME want to bugbomb my house and I haven't even seen a bug yet.
>> Anonymous
they smell really bad when you squeeze them, so dont squeeze any against the sofa or somesuch
>> Alabama !OxEQ.F0AOw
I just saw a farm report on controlling flies on a cattle farm. I assume the techniques work for bugs in general. Them farmers got lots of ways to get rid of flies: natural, unnatural, and mechanical. They had big sheets of fly paper. Pheremone attractant lures. Chemicals that disrupt the fertility. Drowners, traps, electrocuters. It went on and on. You could probably find a farmer web site explaining it.
>> Anonymous
Mate with their women. Soon all of your differences will be forgotten.