Ruminations
by Kathy Johnson
Today is the eighth of November. I was breaking open dried bean pods to extract and save the seed for next year when, at the pressure of my thumbnail, a live earwig popped out and sped across the counter.
Earwigs get my award for being the most ubiquitous of garden pests, and they are almost as efficient in ruining vegetables as the snails. Those who have no garden probably have encountered them somewhere in your house — in the basement, or in the bathtub where they came up from the drain. (I have yet to figure out how they get in the drain.) They are flat, brownish to black and more or less an inch long, perfect for hiding in any crevice or shadow. Two pincers at the back of their bodies make identification unmistakable. …
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