An exterminator told me I had earwigs but that they do no damage and don't require control. The exterminator was correct.
Earwigs are small, brown insects with a pair of forceps-like appendages in the rear.
They live in moist habitats and usually feed on dead plant material, although some species are predators of other bugs. You need to modify the habitat around your home if possible by moving any firewood, boards or other debris away from the house. Make sure your doors are tight fitting as well as the windows and that the screens are in good repair. Earwigs already in the home can be vacuumed up. Earwigs cannot breed indoors and they do not crawl in people's ears and drive them insane, as an ancient English superstition claims.