Homeowners may want to try grinding up three or four orange peels and immediately pouring the slurry down any entrance holes. This method works best on hot summer days. Nymphs and adults feed on weeds such as wild mustard, and may build up to high numbers in wet years in the spring. To prevent false chinch bugs from becoming nuisance pests, control all annual weeds. The adults have short, hardened outer wings and membranous inner wings that fold up under the outer wings.
Earwigs are active at night and hide during the day.
They do not enter ears, despite superstitions to the contrary. Earwigs are common in wet areas, and one way to control them is to fix water leaks, and allow areas to dry out between watering. Springtails need high moisture in order to survive. They may build up to extremely high numbers during wet years or in irrigated areas. When the excess moisture dries up, they are attracted to lights and also to moisture in turf, and they may become severe nuisances on or near golf courses.