Earwigs are beneficial insects that primarily consume dead plants and other insects, contributing to garden cleanliness. While earwigs can cause minor plant damage, their benefits generally outweigh ...

If you’ve recently spent any time outdoors — or indoors, depending on your location — then odds are you’ve noticed an overabundance of one of the creepiest, albeit mostly harmless, insects in the U.S.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Small, elongated insects with appendages that look like pincers are earwigs. Earwigs are not the only variety of black bug with ...

A close-up photo of an earwig standing on the edge of a cardboard paper. - Inkastudio/Getty Images Despite their intimidating pincers, earwigs are much more of a nuisance than an actual threat, unless ...

When Jessica Sefton started seeing chunks taken out of the leaves and flowers in her Buffalo Grove garden, she didn’t know what to think. As much as she searched, Sefton couldn’t find any signs of ...