Earwigs, to Trap
An inverted flower-pot, containing a little drymoss or hay, placed on a stick, forms a good trap for these pests. They will also congregate in any hollow stems of plants that may be laid about. They m...
They will also congregate in any hollow stems of plants that may be
laid about. They may be destroyed by shaking them into boiling water.
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