Hi little guy. I personally wouldn't say that it kills earwigs, but I will tell you that is sure discourages them. It could be all in my head, but every time I use it faithfully, I have no issues with them What I can tell you is that it will smother sucking insects that decide to make your trees a permanent home. It does not repair my trees sadly, but helps keep the good flawless growth looking that way. FYI. You can barely ever see spider mites with the naked eye ,and thrips are very good evaders of the eye. I wish you luck. Josh: Good job on keeping up with yours. I can only imagine what they would look like if you did not. I use Neptune's Harvest cold pressed made right here in Mass! Mike

Looks like green midges (if so they are harmless) but a closer photo of the buggers would be required ... at least for these eyes of mine. ;-)

Is there a sticky substance on the affected leaves or on the floor under the plant? Can you take a couple of pictures of the underneath sides of the leaves?

Oh, by the way, I was reading that the way to deal with leafminer is to cut off all the effected leaves (that would be all of them in this case) and squeeze the effected areas on new emerging leaves. Apparently squeezing the leaves crushes the larvae.... I am hoping that neem oil and detergent alone would be enough because the other method sounds like it was invented by someone who has something against plants.