EARWIGS (Forficula auricularia). These very destructive insects constitute an anomalous tribe, and are generally placed in the order Dermaptera. They are injurious, not only to many flowering plants, but also to ripe fruit. Amongst the latter, those most attacked are the Apricot and Peach. At certain times, Earwigs migrate from place to place in vast numbers; and this fact is sufficient to account for their extreme abundance at one season, and their scarcity at another. In the common species the beautiful wings are neatly folded under very short and truncate elytra; and at the end of the body are formidable forceps, for the purpose of folding and unfolding the large and fragile wings after, and previous to, flight. The Earwig is comparatively small, measuring only some three-quarters of an inch. Unlike most other insects, the female, after laying her eggs, does not leave them, but actually broods over them, as a bird does over its eggs, and even sits on the young ones after hatching. Disliking moisture, these pests are more commonly found in dry, hot positions than in damp ones. Among the young flower-heads of Chrysanthemums and Dahlias, and various other flowers, they commit great damage. There is no poisonous application that gives really good results; consequently, traps must be resorted to. Traps. These are of numerous kinds, but for all practical purposes the following will be found sufficient. Beanstalks, or hollow stems of any suitable kind of plant, if cut into lengths of from 6in. to 9in., and placed amongst the infested plants, or in the branches of fruit-trees, will catch a large number. Flower-pots, partly filled with dry moss, and either inverted or laid on their sides, may also be used effectively. In all cases, the traps must be frequently examined, and the enemy shaken out into a vessel containing boiling water.