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Earwigs are drawn to textiles for some reason. I’ve left gloves in the garden and they’d literally be filled with them the next morning (and new gloves purchased immediately!). You could try leaving a carpet remnant upside down in the garden with a healthy dose of diatomaceous earth under it. Diatomaceous earth is excellent for creepy-crawly control.
One of the creepiest scares I got was going to a state park bathroom, pulling out a seat cover from the dispenser and having hundreds of earwigs coming out with it.
Similar tactic- leave balled up, slightly damp newspaper around directly on the dirt overnight, get up early and collect them, they will be chock full. I do it the night before trash day and put them in the municipal compost cart. I'm sure some escape, but the majority stay in the bin until collection. Lots to eat in there.