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Gardening

Mr.Bill

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3. I grow lots of Basil

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 20, 2013, 08:27 PM

Aug 2013

and never saw them there. I do have a unique situation in my garden, though. I have a huge amount of lizards and frogs that generally control the insects. We always see a few earwigs in the Artichokes, probably because the reptiles can't get to them in there.

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Earwigs in my corn :( [View all] opiate69 Aug 2013 OP

There's usually earwigs in my Artichokes. Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #1

Thank you! They have had a feast with my basil. -nt CrispyQ Aug 2013 #2

I grow lots of Basil Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #3

We used to have a lot of toads in our area. CrispyQ Aug 2013 #7

My little dogs chase them around my yard. Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #8

Yeah... that was one of the sites I saw when I was googling.. some intersting ideas... opiate69 Aug 2013 #5

Oh, I hate earwigs! Curmudgeoness Aug 2013 #4

they'll eat the silks. mopinko Aug 2013 #6