Breeding interval: In temperate regions, there are usually two generations of earwigs produced annually.

Breeding season: spring through fall

Range eggs per season: 20.0 to 50.0.

Range age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female): 20.0 to 70.0 days.

Range age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male): 20.0 to 70.0 days.

Key Reproductive Features: semelparous ; seasonal breeding ; sexual ; oviparous ; sperm-storing

The female will guard the clusters of eggs until they hatch. In addition, she will care for her brood until the second or third instar stage. After this, the female may cannibalize the young. Young mature after four or five molts.

Parental Investment: female parental care