Philosophy on Bug- and/or Spider-Killing

[theoddz]

I have the job of "bug disposal specialist" in our home.

I'm not afraid of bugs. I used to play with them when I was a kid. Pop was (retired now) a Research Entomologist for the USDA for nearly 25 years and he studied insects that get into stored food products and how to biologically control them. He always encouraged my sister and I to be curious about all kinds of insects, as they all have some value to the Earth's ecosystem. I remember catching strange bugs, putting them in jars and carrying them to Pop to ask what they were. He always knew....still does!!! So, I guess you could say that my "interest" in bugs goes waaaaay back!! One of the times I was closest to my Pop was when I joined 4-H and, for my county fair project, collected and made a display case of various insects, spiders and beetles of many varieties. I won a blue ribbon for it, and probably wouldn't have, had Pop not helped me (quite a bit) with his contributions of such oddities as a Horned Beetle, showing me how to spread wings, stick display pins and even donating some other colorful insects from far off tropic zones. I think Mother still has that display somewhere. We were all immensely proud of that for many years.

Now, Tabs and I both were both born and raised in the South. Everyone knows that good ol' Dixie is the "land of snakes and spiders".....and roaches. Heh. Down South, there is a roach that goes by the names of "water bug" and "palmetto bug". It's huge....and can fly. Needless to say, that when one of those are found, I am sent to kill it. Tabs takes one look, screams and ----->> .

She swears that those palmetto/water bugs/roaches bite.......I say they do not. Fly?? Yes. Bite?? No.

~Theo~

[weatherboi]

for all those into catch and release

[Apocalipstic]

Originally Posted by weatherboi

for all those into catch and release

Do these work? I have always wanted to try one.

[weatherboi]

i don't know
i use sheets of paper so not to harm them
some bugs are really fragile
*wondering what it would be like to have a broken bug leg*

Originally Posted by apocalipstic

Do these work? I have always wanted to try one.

[Queerasfck]

Originally Posted by weatherboi

i don't know
i use sheets of paper so not to harm them
some bugs are really fragile
*wondering what it would be like to have a broken bug leg*

Will look for tiny crutches on the internets!

[weatherboi]

this one may not be so bug intrusive...more humane

[The_Lady_Snow]

Originally Posted by weatherboi

i don't know
i use sheets of paper so not to harm them
some bugs are really fragile
*wondering what it would be like to have a broken bug leg*

really?

Yanno I can get you a bug costume, do a take down scene and see how it may feel for a bug to have a broken leg?

just sayin'

[weatherboi]

Ms...do i get to pick the costume??

Originally Posted by The_Lady_Snow

really?

Yanno I can get you a bug costume, do a take down scene and see how it may feel for a bug to have a broken leg?

just sayin'

[Queerasfck]

Originally Posted by theoddz

I have the job of "bug disposal specialist" in our home.

Now, Tabs and I both were both born and raised in the South. Everyone knows that good ol' Dixie is the "land of snakes and spiders".....and roaches. Heh. Down South, there is a roach that goes by the names of "water bug" and "palmetto bug". It's huge....and can fly. Needless to say, that when one of those are found, I am sent to kill it. Tabs takes one look, screams and ----->> .

She swears that those palmetto/water bugs/roaches bite.......I say they do not. Fly?? Yes. Bite?? No.

~Theo~

YESSS!!! I've seen these. I lived in Fort Lauderdale for five plus years. The palmetto bugs are as big as VW's. Crazy big.

[MsDemeanor]

We have a bug catcher with a vacuum that gently sucks up the bugs. It works really well for most bug critters.

The one exception to the catch and release rule is scorpions. If a scorpion comes in the house, it's toast.

[rockybcn]

Originally Posted by theoddz

I have the job of "bug disposal specialist" in our home.

I'm not afraid of bugs. I used to play with them when I was a kid. Pop was (retired now) a Research Entomologist for the USDA for nearly 25 years and he studied insects that get into stored food products and how to biologically control them. He always encouraged my sister and I to be curious about all kinds of insects, as they all have some value to the Earth's ecosystem. I remember catching strange bugs, putting them in jars and carrying them to Pop to ask what they were. He always knew....still does!!! So, I guess you could say that my "interest" in bugs goes waaaaay back!! One of the times I was closest to my Pop was when I joined 4-H and, for my county fair project, collected and made a display case of various insects, spiders and beetles of many varieties. I won a blue ribbon for it, and probably wouldn't have, had Pop not helped me (quite a bit) with his contributions of such oddities as a Horned Beetle, showing me how to spread wings, stick display pins and even donating some other colorful insects from far off tropic zones. I think Mother still has that display somewhere. We were all immensely proud of that for many years.

Now, Tabs and I both were both born and raised in the South. Everyone knows that good ol' Dixie is the "land of snakes and spiders".....and roaches. Heh. Down South, there is a roach that goes by the names of "water bug" and "palmetto bug". It's huge....and can fly. Needless to say, that when one of those are found, I am sent to kill it. Tabs takes one look, screams and ----->> .

She swears that those palmetto/water bugs/roaches bite.......I say they do not. Fly?? Yes. Bite?? No.

~Theo~

This reminds me of when I lived in North Carolina. We had bugs that we called..."no seeums".....and for being virtually unseen....they were ferocious biters! LOL

[Ms. Tabitha]

Originally Posted by theoddz

I have the job of "bug disposal specialist" in our home.

Now, Tabs and I both were both born and raised in the South. Everyone knows that good ol' Dixie is the "land of snakes and spiders".....and roaches. Heh. Down South, there is a roach that goes by the names of "water bug" and "palmetto bug". It's huge....and can fly. Needless to say, that when one of those are found, I am sent to kill it. Tabs takes one look, screams and ----->> .

She swears that those palmetto/water bugs/roaches bite.......I say they do not. Fly?? Yes. Bite?? No.

~Theo~

They fly, I swear they have tail #'s and request permission to take off and land. They always seem to aim for YOU.

They are just down right NASTY!!

[WolfyOne]

If you ever woke up with any part of your body really swollen because something bit you while you slept and you had to go to the ER only to hear someone tell you it was a poisonous spider and btw drop your pants for a shot that's gonna hurt you more than it will me.........you'd kill every spider that crawled into your house. Then there's those quarter sized hairy ones that chase you and out of defense, you have no choice.

And how about attack of the killer bees while you're only trying to mow the lawn in the back of your house. You can't really kill them because they've already stung you along with 6 of their family members, so they're going to die anyhow. Sometimes for bees, life isn't fair, but they should think about that before they harm someone that has done nothing to them.