when we were away last there was arealy earwig problme and some have come back with us yuk. i dont know about other caravans but our van has open holes/ vents in the floor with plastic grides that stay open over them were i think they got in. every time i have gone in the van since we got back i have found one of the evil horred things how do i get rid of them were going away again in just over a week and i am not sharing my caravan or bed with them. i would perfair chemical free removel if possibel but if not anything and any sugetsions on stoping vistitors of the creepy sort again throw the vents.
there i think 7 vents 2 undre the fridge one in the bath room 2 undre the sinke and 2 in the living arie were the tabel goes so undre the bed at night and you can see the ground through them help there horried
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They are not evil ! Earwigs are good creatures to have around fallenangel, they eat greenfly you know !
Seriously though, they're not going to hurt you but I know not very pleasant if you get lots. God only knows how you'll get rid of them without using something a lot nastier than harmless earwigs though We had a real influx of them in the house a few years ago, mainly in the gaps around the doors & windows & the mess of (accidentally) squashed earwigs was incredible - looked like treacle or tar everywhere.
Sorry - this isn't helping is it ? Lol !
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i dont have greenfly in my caravn so why wont they leave theres lots on nive flwers in my garden and bushes they would be much happer inin the garden fine they can stay for ever but not in my van they have to go
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They like dark places fallenangel. Mrs Z just squashed ours though it took weeks - there were 100s + 100s. I wasn't too happy at first but I had to agree the ruddy things were getting out of hand - couldn't walk out the door without a shower of earwigs landing on yer head, and the patches of squashed ones was making the wood all squishy like it was going rotten.
Why not try putting `traps' in the places you most often find them , or probably better still where you think they are most likely coming in - those vents maybe ? An upside down tin on a stick usually will get lots going in, then you take em outside and - well that's up to you.. !
Hope you can get rid of them.
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realy dont fany having anything that its in my bed there going to have to go will try he upside down pots first aftre that i might have to get nasty with them
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Hi fallenangel, You could put fly screen netting glued down over the vents, and seal any gaps around the entery points for gas pipe and cables,and waste pipes, vent in toilet take off vent cover glue netting over vent replace cover, could do same with fridge exhaust vent, fridge may need to come out if doing floor vents under it,unless there is some way that can be done from under van, possibily make small light mesh box then glue netting to it inside box, and fit over the the vent. that will help stop them comming into van, as for ones in van,could try a shallow plate with some beer in it, that works for slugs,may work for the earwigs too.
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Don't cover the vents!!!(mesh is good idea though). I empty every thing out of my van then get the good old dyson/hoover in there making sure I get in all the nooks and crannies.
Hi Fallen Angel - Go to the chemists and get some Boric Acid powder. Dust around the vents. It's practically harmless to children and pets, but kills invading crawlies really quickly. Then after the 'van is crawly free, hoover it all out, then use the fly screen stuff, or even old net curtain to stop them coming in again.
If your caravan is parked under trees, near hedges, etc, then make sure that there is nowhere for the earwigs to gather and breed, they love shade, and damp wet places, especially piles of rotting leaves, etc.
I don't mind earwigs but I wouldn't want them in my van, I hope you find a method to remove them, I suppose earwigs need holidays too but really they should get there own van instead of hitch hiking in yours lol
good luck
Breaking news ! - Boric acid powder is now among those things the chemists are no longer allowed to supply to the general public.
Mrs Zorro tells me that whilst picking up a prescription last week she overheard the pharmacist telling another customer this. Customer said it was very good faor killing ants & what have you, according to the pharmacist a very weak solution was also an excellent remedy for conjunctivitis.
Looks like you'll have to beg some off someone or try something else fallenangel.
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I used dog flea spray you use in your house when pets gets fleas. this spray is from the vet.£18 a tin. it is expensive, but it gives you protection for 12 months, And it does what it says on the can.I havent seen any crawlies etc in the van since.
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at the moment i have got a few things in the van for them. hubby thinks it funny and recons there was only probaly 2 or 3 and i have killed them but i am not convinced. there scottish earwigs and might be cleaverere than we think so the we have done some of yours and a few of the internets ideas so there can and flower pots in with damp newpapaer there tune tins hafe filled with cooking oil there a frying pan with stayal beer in it thans to our local pub cos we dont drink there been viniger wiped round all nooks and crannys and after a few days of this i am going tp remove everything from the van and dyson t to an inch of its like. then if i am still not convinced they have gone itsflea spray from the vets. we never gte earwigs here but had a realy problem with them in scotland so there definatly scottish earwigs
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Topic: earwigs in the caravan help
They are not evil ! Earwigs are good creatures to have around fallenangel, they eat greenfly you know ! 
We had a real influx of them in the house a few years ago, mainly in the gaps around the doors & windows & the mess of (accidentally) squashed earwigs was incredible - looked like treacle or tar everywhere. 
What exactly does that mean (as Jeremy Paxman might say !)
