Do you mercilessly kill insects you find in your home?

Or set them free?

I can never bring myself to kill an insect in my apt. I always try to scoop them in a tissue or paper towel and plop them outside. What if we were insects in someones home and they decided to squish us? TRY WEARING SOMEONE ELSE'S EXOSKELETON FOR A CHANGE MUDERERS.

Why would I set them free? If they're stupid enough to wander into my territory they become splats on the bottom of my shoes.

My neighbors above us moved out, and since, we've had a roach problem. Ive killed 10+ in the last week. %$^# if I'm going to catch and release them, they dead.

My neighbors above us moved out, and since, we've had a roach problem. Ive killed 10+ in the last week. %$^# if I'm going to catch and release them, they dead.

MuddVader

I stomp 'em. I stomp the **** out of em.

And I giggle. Like a boss.

There are two kinds of insects that live in people's homes where I live-small spiders and some insect which looks like a giant ant.

I am a civilised guy so I always wear my slippers before crushing them.

I kill them.They're invading my territory, so they must die!

I hate them. My home has an ant problem recently.

Like others, I will leave spiders alone. They just creep me out.BrianB0422

[QUOTE="BrianB0422"]Like others, I will leave spiders alone. They just creep me out.call_of_duty_10

NEVAAAAAAAAAAR

Kill them without hesitation, any bug... I see a harmless lady bug. I squish it. Bugs scare me. I am not afraid to admit that, bugs just creep me out, so I remove them from my personal space if they choose to invade it.

Depends. If it's a giant bug such as a spider, then yes I will kill it. However if it's a small and harmless fruit fly, I'll probably shrug my shoulders and let it die on it's own.

Depends on the insect. Spiders I'll set free and flying insects I kill. FOR THEY MUST DIEE!

I feel horribly guilty when I knowingly kill an insect so I try not to kill them. I'll capture moths and things and swat flies and wasps and bees out of the window with a newspaper or something. The only thing I don't take outside are spiders, because they scare me, if it's a little one I'll just ignore it and if it's a big one I'll leave the room until it goes away and hides.

I kill them but I try to do it in the fastest way possible.

I mercilessly kill anything I find in my house.

I fry them. The taste is quite something. =P horgen123

I actually love insects. I know its weird but there are some seriously cool. Just look at this stick insect I was holding the other day :D

I actually love insects. I know its weird but there are some seriously cool. Just look at this stick insect I was holding the other day :D

Wolls

I want it... NOW!

I usually put them in a kleenex and throw them off my balcony.

atm my city has a huge influx of portugeese millipedes, even though they are extremely annoying i try not to kill any and remove them from inside. what right do i have to destroy a creature that has done nothing to harm me. what a disgracefull thing to do

Unless they're stink bugs, yes.

I leave Bees and Spiders well alone, I like them. Wasps and Flies get it if they come near me.

I only ever see spiders in my house and they're probably the reason there is a non-existent bug population inside so I just leave them alone.

Kill them all! The only ones that see any mercy are moths.

In Oklahoma, both when it has been raining heavily and when it's super dry and hot, poisonous centipedes that can grow to nearly a foot long try to find shelter under or in people's homes. These are nasty, heavily armored critters with which one must engage in melee combat, for no "bug spray" short of Tabun gas can kill them. You can't just beat them or "squash" them. I beat a big one that had crawled onto a concrete porch about the head with the flat side of a shovel to no avail, with the creature only pausing momentarily before continuing its advance. The best strategy is to chop away at the centipede, cutting it into ever smaller, albeit still alive, pieces. Beware of the "head" and the "tail" segments. The former has a deceptively strong mouth and the latter has stingers that deliver a very painful poison that may require hospitalization for some people.

Here's one of the fellas right here.

Now, as you ponder the creature before you, I'll make you aware that with all those legs, it has an amazing gripping ability, being able to rap itself around rats, mice, birds, small rabbits, and other small woodland creatures as it delivers a deadly concoction of poisons. It is a superb climber, able to scale a typical indoor wall and even easily walk along a textured drywall cieling.

One time, to my horror, I looked up to see one taking a moment to rest on the cieling above my head. That's the stuff of nightmares right there, by the way. That one was difficult to eliminate, since once I got it down from the cieling, it would not release the shovel. A shovel is my preferred weapon for dealing with this monster. You can use the sharp edges to chop at the creature and use the broad flat side as a shield. Then you can scoop up the remains with your weapon.

We don't get too many insects in England but I'm always willing to kill a bee/wasp/fly, I'll ignore the likes of spiders.fabz_95

Why would you kill a bee? If one ever comes in my house, then I'll set it free.

A wasp on the other hand...let's just say there's a sticky finish. :P