Earwig Eliminator Trap

The Earwig Eliminator is a reusable bait-style trap designed to help control earwigs around patios, gardens, planters, sheds, foundations, and outdoor living areas. The trap uses 9 entrance tunnels and a bait station to lure earwigs inside, where they fall into the surrounding moat. This trap is a take on the traditional oil/soya sauce trade with out the mess of an open tray.  

The secure screw-on lid helps protect the contents from rain, spills, pets, and accidental tampering while still allowing earwigs to enter through the outer tunnels. Its low-profile round design makes it easy to place discreetly in problem areas.

Tips for Success:

Experimenting with baits is key to using this trap effectively. I recommend Vegetable oil in the moat with Soya Sauce in the secondary bait cup as a starting point. The vegetable oil both acts as a bait and also ensures nothing can get out of the moat. Also being virtually clear, its easy to see if you’ve got any visitors.  I am trying the trap out with the moat dry to see if earwigs can escape, but I don’t currently recommend using it that way. Baits can be interchange or experimented with as you see fit. 

With or without oil, these traps can still attract ants depending on your bait. If this happens, I suggest adding ant-specific bait traps near your earwig eliminator. While you will catch hundreds in the moat once they try to get to the bait in the cup, the ant baits kill the colony at the source which is needed to completely resolve the ant problem. 

Moving the traps around every few days I’ve found to be helpful, be sure to try all sorts of areas. The traps can be washed with soap and water, although earwigs are attracted to scents and pheromones from other earwig’s waste, the dirtier it gets the better it attracts. 

* PLA will warp in direct sunlight. It will also heat up and be very unattractive to earwigs. Earwigs light cool, damp and dark spaces. Try to find areas which are not exposed to direct sunlight such as garden beds, under patio furniture, near deck walls etc. If some heat-sunlight is anticipated, consider printing in ASA or ASA-CF. 

 This trap has significantly helped control our earwig population which for the last few years has been out of control. Would love to see what people are using as effective baits. Always welcome feedback and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Simple, reusable, and made to target earwigs where they hide.