Photograph showing earwigs on the ground next to a flower pot and a handful of straw used as a trap. A nearly identical photograph, image No. 376G0318, was one of five that were published on Page 3, Section 2, of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 15, 1920. The photographs accompanied a story about earwigs proliferating in the Walnut Park area of north Portland. The photographs were published under the headline “Invading Earwig Entomologist’s Game.” They had the following caption: “Journal photographer finds interesting pictures of insects that are overrunning lawns and gardens of Walnut Park district.” The story gave the following description about how the kind of trap shown in this image worked: “Tin cans or flower pots filled with excelsior or grass and inverted on a stake also attract hundreds of the bugs, and the following morning the assemblage is exterminated with a dose of hot water.” Also see related image Nos. 376G0319, 376G0320, and 376G0321.

Photograph showing an earwig trap constructed of a piece of garden hose tied to a wooden stake driven into the ground. The hose is corked at the top. A cropped version of this photograph was one of five that were published on Page 3, Section 2, of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 15, 1920. The photographs accompanied a story about earwigs proliferating in the Walnut Park area of north Portland. The photographs were published under the headline “Invading Earwig Entomologist’s Game.” They had the following caption: “Journal photographer finds interesting pictures of insects that are overrunning lawns and gardens of Walnut Park district.” This photograph had the additional caption information: “Trap made of garden hose.” The story gave the following description of how the trap worked: “After a night’s ravages the earwigs will climb into a short length of hose that has been planted for his convenience, and a stream of hot water next morning sounds his knell.” See related image Nos. 376G0318, 376G0319, 376G0320, and 376G0322.

Photograph showing earwigs on the ground next to a flower pot and a handful of straw used as a trap. A cropped version of this photograph was one of five that were published on Page 3, Section 2, of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 15, 1920. The photographs accompanied a story about earwigs proliferating in the Walnut Park area of north Portland. The photographs were published under the headline “Invading Earwig Entomologist’s Game.” They had the following caption: “Journal photographer finds interesting pictures of insects that are overrunning lawns and gardens of Walnut Park district.” This photograph had the additional caption information: “Earthen pot and straw trap.” The story gave the following description of how the trap worked: “Tin cans or flower pots filled with excelsior or grass and inverted on a stake also attract hundreds of the bugs, and the following morning the assemblage is exterminated with a dose of hot water.” See related image Nos. 376G0319, 376G0320, 376G0321, and 376G0322.