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I think I killed it.
Mar 13, 2019 11:26:30 #
Caught this Earwig and put it in the fridge for a while.
Would 30 minutes at ~40 degrees have killed it?
I put it outside in the hope that it will revive.
Would 30 minutes at ~40 degrees have killed it?
I put it outside in the hope that it will revive.
Mar 13, 2019 11:27:05 #
rwilson1942 wrote:
Caught this Earwig and put it in the fridge for a while.
Would 30 minutes at ~40 degrees have killed it?
I put it outside in the hope that it will revive.
Would 30 minutes at ~40 degrees have killed it?
I put it outside in the hope that it will revive.
Mar 13, 2019 11:33:05 #
Wow, I really like seeing this insect. I've yet to find one myself so you have done a very good job.
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Mar 13, 2019 11:49:03 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Wow, I really like seeing this insect. I've yet to find one myself so you have done a very good job.
This was my first one. Turned up in my bathroom.
Mar 13, 2019 13:10:06 #
wingclui44
Loc: CT USA
I hate this bug, every Summer time, we have lots in my basement, moving around every corner of my carpeted floor. Every time I saw them,I have to catch them with a pair of needle-nose pliers, they run so fast. Some times, I have to use vacuum to suck them out. Luckily they have never showed up on the main floor.
Mar 13, 2019 15:07:47 #
Mar 13, 2019 17:30:10 #
rwilson1942 wrote:
Caught this Earwig and put it in the fridge for a while.
Would 30 minutes at ~40 degrees have killed it? .......
Would 30 minutes at ~40 degrees have killed it? .......
I don't know, I am not allowed to put insects in our fridge, but this is a good shot of it.
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Mar 13, 2019 17:42:18 #
EnglishBrenda wrote:
I don't know, I am not allowed to put insects in our fridge, but this is a good shot of it.
I rarely do and always warn my wife when there is an insect in the there
Mar 14, 2019 09:10:02 #
rwilson1942 wrote:
Would 30 minutes at ~40 degrees have killed it?
We can only hope. If not, the freezer would have increased your odds.
Mar 14, 2019 10:09:35 #
Geezer Bill
Loc: San Diego County, CA
It is really ironic that some of you worry about the fate of an earwig. I wish I would never see another one as long as I live. As soon as the weather warms up they will be invading again. The only creatures that I know that really like them are the lizards that inhabit our yard!! We can't spray the earwigs because it will kill off the lizards. I know, I'm a grumpy old man!
Mar 14, 2019 10:24:15 #
The trick is to not ask for permission to chill down an insect. 😇 Just don't do it when the spouse might see it.
The allowable time is variable. I don't know of any insect that would survive this for so long (so how do they survive the winter?) But I generally don't do it longer than 2 minutes at first. If that was not enough, I go a bit longer. But i have found that going even slightly longer can be fatal for some insects, even if the lesser time was not long enough.
There is the old CO2 trick, which is a quick anesthesia. Alka Seltzer will produce it. And you can knock them out again when they revive.
The allowable time is variable. I don't know of any insect that would survive this for so long (so how do they survive the winter?) But I generally don't do it longer than 2 minutes at first. If that was not enough, I go a bit longer. But i have found that going even slightly longer can be fatal for some insects, even if the lesser time was not long enough.
There is the old CO2 trick, which is a quick anesthesia. Alka Seltzer will produce it. And you can knock them out again when they revive.
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Mar 14, 2019 11:49:51 #
rwilson1942 wrote:
Caught this Earwig and put it in the fridge for a while.
Would 30 minutes at ~40 degrees have killed it?
I put it outside in the hope that it will revive.
Would 30 minutes at ~40 degrees have killed it?
I put it outside in the hope that it will revive.
While I love the photo, I find it amusing you tried to save it while I, and many others, kill every one I see.
Well done photo,
Dennis
Mar 14, 2019 12:08:41 #
I belatedly noticed this was stacked. Definite images of a 'twitching' foot in there.
Mar 14, 2019 14:35:08 #
We have these all over. When I find them in the summer they make my Venus Flytraps very happy.
Mar 14, 2019 18:18:38 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
I belatedly noticed this was stacked. Definite images of a 'twitching' foot in there.
Yep, I missed that when I was cleaning up the stack.
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