EarwigCatcher  

Specially designed for use in tabletop strawberries, with the aim to provide the opportunity for earwigs to be released in apple and pear orchards. 

Overview 

The EarwigCatcher Trap is used for live trapping and monitoring of earwigs in tabletop strawberries.  

Pair the EarwigCatcher with the Forficula auricularia Lure, a highly attractive bait for effective monitoring of the European earwig.  

Target Pests 

European earwig 

Key Advantages 

• Earwigs can be collected and given to apple and pear orchards where earwigs are considered a biological control agent 
• The trap is green in colour to increase the traps catch of the European earwig 
• High capacity to hold many earwigs 
• The traps hook allows for quick and easy placement of the trap on tabletop strawberry gutters 
• The earwigs crawl out from the tabletop gutters, when active and fall into the funnel trap towards the Forficula auricularia Lure