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.

You try your best to make your home hospitable for guests—but not the insect kind. Earwigs will seek shelter in your home—often in the bathroom, basement or kitchen, as these places offer ideal ...

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 ...

Getting their name from the side to side body movement and an old tale of crawling in people’s ears, the earwig is a common and distinguishable household pest causing angst to homeowners for many ...

It's not just your house: there are more earwigs skittering around Wisconsin this year. Earwigs generally don't receive a lot of attention in terms of research and monitoring, so it's hard to pinpoint ...