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Differences between earwig and two-tailed insects: comparison table

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People tend not to fully learn and understand the information and draw conclusions. This applies to all areas of life. Often beautiful butterflies appear from the caterpillars of terrible pests.

Two-tailed and earwig: description

Often these insects are confused and undeservedly called each other's names. Moreover, the fame of earwigs is not very good - it is believed that they harm people. To understand who is who, you can get acquainted with a short description, and then with a comparative description.

Two-tails or forktails are insects that live in humid places and lead a secretive lifestyle. They feed on the remains of plant foods, thereby composting useful substances, but many are predators that destroy agricultural pests.
Two tails
Mostly nocturnal insects that feed on plant and animal remains. They can harm plantings, ornamental flowers and vegetable stocks. Often they spoil indoor plants and climb into beehives to bees. But they help to fight small pests, remove overripe rotten fruits.
Earwigs

Differences between two-tailed and earwig

Comparative characteristics of these insects, two-tailed and earwig, are collected in a table.

IndexTwofoldEarwig
familyRepresentatives of arthropods six-legged.Representative of the leatherwings.
LifeSecretive, nocturnal, loves humidity.They love dampness and darkness.
dimensions2-5 mm.12-17 mm.
FoodPredators.Omnivorous, scavengers.
Danger to humansNot dangerous, bite in case of self-defense.They pinch with pincers, sometimes they carry an infection.
Benefit or harmBenefits: eat insects, process humus and compost.Harm: eat stocks, spoil plants. But they destroy aphids.

Who to fight

The enemy of the economy is a larger and more harmful earwig. It can be found in secluded places with high levels of humidity. But it is worthwhile to figure out whether these insects are correctly called in a particular area.

If you have never heard of an earwig, then it is called a two-tailed earwig. So they confuse insects often and completely undeservedly.

Two-tailed earwig.

Two-tailed and earwig.

It is easier to carry out prevention so that insects do not start near people.

  1. Clean up places where they are comfortable to exist - senniks, places where garbage accumulates.
  2. Store stocks of vegetables in a clean, prepared place.
  3. Clean places with high humidity, if necessary, provide drainage in the area and ventilation in the rooms.
BIOSPHERE: 84. Common earwig (Forficula auricularia)

Сonclusion

Two-tailed earwig and tentacle - the name of the same insect among the people. But in fact, two-tails are not related to pests, but are small useful members of the biocenosis.

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