How to identify earwigs
- Earwigs are about 5/8 inch long, with a flat, reddish brown body and very short wings.
- They have medium length antennae and chewing mouthparts.
- They have a pair of strong pinchers (cerci) on the tip of their abdomen.
- Males have stout, strongly curved cerci that are widely separated at the base.
- Females possess slender, straight pinchers that are close together.
Earwigs use their pinchers to protect themselves and to grab and hold prey.
- Nymphs are similar to adults but are smaller.
- Immature earwigs have slender,
