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Earwig pest-control hotel

House earwigs in fruit trees so they eat the aphids overnight

Earwigs are night hunters of aphids, codling-moth eggs and other pests, and fruit growers have hung straw-filled pots in their trees for centuries to keep them close. Fill this hexagonal hotel with straw, hang it open end down from a cane or branch in an apple, plum or pear tree, and earwigs move in to hide by day and hunt by night. Move it to wherever the aphids are worst. (Keep it out of dahlias, which earwigs like to nibble.)

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Size: 95 × 95 × 110 mm
Shape: Hexagonal
Walls: 2.4 mm
Volume: 85.3 cm³
Est. weight (PLA): 106 g
Parts to print: 1
Category: Garden & plants
Made by: Krypto
Built in: 9 steps

What’s in it

Hexagonal, 95 × 95 × 110 mm, with 2.4 mm walls
1 hole in the floor

How to print it

Stuff it with straw or wood wool, push a cane through the hole and hang it upside down in the tree, open end down.

Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

Filament: at most about 106 g of PLA printed solid (roughly $2.12 at $20 per kg); normal infill uses less.

To get the files, open it in the generator and choose File › Download STL (one file per part) or Download 3MF (every part on one plate).

Questions

What size is the earwig pest-control hotel model?

The earwig pest-control hotel model measures 95 × 95 × 110 mm (width × depth × height). You can change every size in the free SO3D.xyz generator before you download it.

Does it need supports?

No. Stuff it with straw or wood wool, push a cane through the hole and hang it upside down in the tree, open end down. Prints as shown on its floor, no supports.

How much filament does it use?

At most about 106 g of PLA (85.3 cm³ printed solid), roughly $2.12 of filament at $20 per kg. Normal infill uses less.

Can I change it?

Yes. Open it in the SO3D.xyz generator (free, in your browser), change the size, walls, dividers, holes, text or anything else, then download it as STL or 3MF for your slicer.

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Make it fit your space

Change the size, walls, dividers, holes and labels of the earwig pest-control hotel model in your browser, then download it for your printer. Free, no CAD needed.

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