Ringlegged Earwig, Euborellia annulipes (Lucas) (Insecta: Dermaptera: Carcinophoridae)

Abstract

This is the most common earwig in Florida, and probably the only species that could be considered to be a pest, though it rarely builds to very high numbers. It is mostly known as a nuisance, and the small amount of plant feeding injury it causes likely is offset by its beneficial predatory habits. This document is EENY-088, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative ExtensionService, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: June 1999. Reviewed: May 2003.  https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in245