By day earwigs shelter in cool, damp, dark spots — under mulch, stones, pots, leaf litter, and in cracks near irrigation — emerging at night to feed and move. Clearing these harbourage points near the house reduces numbers, which is part of Santera's prevention advice.

Yes — earwigs follow moisture and can enter through drains, gaps around pipes, and ground-floor openings, especially in damp conditions. Keeping drains maintained, fixing leaks, and sealing entry points blocks this route. Santera treats harbourage around these areas and advises on sealing to stop them surfacing indoors.

They can chew soft seedlings, leaves, and flowers, so they're a minor garden pest, but they don't cause serious crop or structural damage. The bigger concern for most Dubai homes is the nuisance of earwigs coming indoors from irrigated landscaping, which Santera addresses at the source.

Avoid overwatering, clear mulch and debris where earwigs shelter, and water in the morning so soil dries by evening. Protecting seedlings and reducing damp harbourage limits both the damage and the numbers moving indoors. Santera advises on garden harbourage management as part of control.

Reducing moisture, clearing mulch and debris near the house, and sealing entry gaps go a long way naturally. Traps can catch some, but they won't stop the source in irrigated gardens. Santera combines low-odour targeted treatment with this harbourage and moisture management for results that actually hold.

Earwigs are drawn to moisture and dark shelter, thriving in Dubai's irrigated landscaping, mulch, and damp ground, then moving indoors through gaps seeking moisture, especially after watering. Reducing damp and harbourage near walls is the key to keeping them away, which Santera helps you manage.