Feeding habits of Forficula Senegalensis ( Derm.: Forficulidae ) on millet in the sudanese-sahelian zone of niger: Crop content analysis

Crop contents from 443 adults and 291 larvae of Forficula senegalensis Serv. living on millet in 1995 and 1996 were analyzed. During its pre-reproductive phase, throughout its larval development, and during its post-teneral phase, the insect eats animal prey and pollen, but no chlorophyllous tissues. F. senegalensis is therefore not phyllophagous, but rather a pollen consumer and a predator of the insect fauna living on millet. The status of this earwig as a pest of millet must be reconsidered.