common earwig
European earwig
forficula auricularia latin

Damage to foliage, flowers, and various crops is commonly blamed on earwigs, especially the common earwig Forficula auricularia.

The common earwig was introduced into North America in 1907 from Europe, but tends to be more common in the southern and southwestern states.

The common earwig is one of the few insects that actively hunt for food and are omnivorous, eating arthropods, plants, and ripe fruit.

Common earwig (Forficula auricularia)

Common earwigs' cerci almost never reach lengths longer than their abdomen, let alone their abdomen and thorax combined.

The common earwig eats a wide variety of plants, and also a wide variety of foliage including the leaves and petals.

Forficula auricularia, the common earwig or European earwig, is an omnivorous insect in the family Forficulidae.

The most well known species is Forficula auricularia, the European earwig, also known as the Common earwig, which is in the family Forficulidae.

The size of Asiodiplatys speciousus's cerci is much more similar to the cerci of modern day earwigs, such as most male Common earwigs, or Forficula auricularia.

Species in this include Forficula auricularia (the European earwig or common earwig) and Apterygida media (the short-winged earwig or hop-garden earwig).

By contrast, most male Common earwigs, Forficula auricularia, have cerci that are slightly less than the length of their abdomen, but in rare cases can reach lengths that are slightly longer.

A species of tyroglyphoid mite, Histiostoma polypori (Histiostomatidae, Astigmata), are observed on common earwigs, sometimes in great densities; however, this mite feeds on earwig cadavers and not its live earwig transportation.

European earwigs overwinter about 5 mm below the surface of the ground.

The development of European earwigs also depends on temperature.

Thus, the occurrence of European earwigs can be predicted based on weather parameters.

European earwig nymphs look very similar to their adult counterparts except that they are a lighter color.

The European earwig is a common household insect in North America.

European earwigs spend the day time in cool, dark, inaccessible places such as flowers, fruits, and wood crevices.

European earwigs eat leaves and petals.

In North America, European earwigs comprise two sibling species, which are reproductively isolated.

Hippolyte Lucas observed scarlet acarine mites on European earwigs.

European earwigs prefer aphids to plant material such as leaves and fruit slices of apple, cherry and pear.

Apterygida media is a species of European earwig, known as the short-winged earwig or hop-garden earwig.

Forficula auricularia, the common earwig or European earwig, is an omnivorous insect in the family Forficulidae.

The most well known species is Forficula auricularia, the European earwig, also known as the Common earwig, which is in the family Forficulidae.

The overwhelming majority of earwig species are in Forficulina, grouped into nine families of 180 genera, including Forficula auricularia, the common European Earwig.

Species in this include Forficula auricularia (the European earwig or common earwig) and Apterygida media (the short-winged earwig or hop-garden earwig).

A. Entomological authorities differ on the uses of the pincers, technically called cerci, at the bottom of the abdomen of the common European earwig, Forficula auricularia, and related insect species.

The European earwig is a natural predator of a number of other agricultural pests, including the pear psyllid and several aphid species, and in this regard has been used to control outbreaks of such organisms.

The best known species is Forficula auricularia.

Common earwig (Forficula auricularia)

Species in this include Forficula auricularia (the European earwig or common earwig) and Apterygida media (the short-winged earwig or hop-garden earwig).

A. Entomological authorities differ on the uses of the pincers, technically called cerci, at the bottom of the abdomen of the common European earwig, Forficula auricularia, and related insect species.

Native to Europe, western Asia and probably North Africa, Forficula auricularia was introduced to North America in the early twentieth century and is currently spread throughout much of the continent.