In message <[log in to unmask]>, Automatic digest processor <[log in to unmask]> writes >Earwigs are attracted to half open matchboxes filled with damp wood shavings >or rotten leaves The easy way is to place an inverted plastic drinks cup on top of a garden cane. The earwigs go up the cane in the night, run around the edge of the cup looking for an escape route and can be removed in the morning. -- Tom Speight Turnpike evaluation. For information, see http://www.turnpike.com/