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Show Earwig Problem 13 Becomes Serious Kurwigs are already appearing in some gardens, according to county agriculture agents. But they will gradually become more of a problem as spring advances. ad-vances. They will be even worse after the "new brood" comes on during the summer, he adds. Dr. George F. Knowlton, extension exten-sion entomologist at Utah State Agriculture College says that where earwigs appear or cause injury in-jury to flowers or garden plants one should treat with insecticide a large enough area to insure protection pro-tection for a few weeks. Earwig control in general is a summer program, or at least a warm weather program. However, control by means of chlordane, dieldrin or heptachlor dust or spray should be applied whenever this pest becomes a problem. "It is well to keep the earwigs down outside so they will not become be-come a nuisance inside your home. Cooperative control by neighbors lengthens the time you can remain free from earwigs," he said. |