...Repel Ants by sprinkling sage and pepper in the area they infest.
For earwigs use Epsom Salts.
If your problem is Moles stick some plastic windmills in the garden to discourage them.
...Place your ladder in a safe position. Make sure the bottom is about 1ft away from the wall for every 4ft in length. Therefore the base of a 12ft ladder needs to be 3ft away from the wall.
...Un-stick glasses from inside of each other. Fill the top one with cold water and submerge the bottom one in fairly hot water. After a while gently ease them apart.
