The European earwig (Forficula auricularia L.) is common throughout North America and is considered a pest in some tree fruits and a beneficial insect in others. In apples and pears, this insect is a predator of soft-bodied insect pests such as aphids, mealybugs, and pear psylla. In peaches, nectarines, and apricots, earwigs can become a pest when they feed on the surface of nearly ripe fruit. They are also opportunistic scavengers and will crawl into and enlarge any fruit surface injury to feed on the fleshy tissues of the fruit itself.
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