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Insects: To kill or not to kill?

XenoX101

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Simple question really, what do you do when you find these little things squatting around your house? And does it matter what kind of little thing they are? Ignoring of course the odd case of an infestation where you are only left with one option. See poll above.
 

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I try not to kill them, but sometimes they won't cooperate when I try to move them outside.
 

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I don't really give much thought to it, I don't necessarily go out of my way to kill everything, but I'll kill whatever bugs are around if it's convenient.
 

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Originally Posted by iammatt
I try not to kill them, but sometimes they won't cooperate when I try to move them outside.
Same, though I don't suppose it's out of any identifiable moral compulsion.
 

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never the spiders since they help kill the other icky bugs. but everything else must die, preferably in a painful, excruciating manner.
 

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Originally Posted by acidboy
never the spiders since they help kill the other icky bugs. but everything else must die, preferably in a painful, excruciating manner.

When I lived in Amurka, I was scared of spiders and silverfish, I'd always kill them. We'd never have mosquitoes, even. Since I came to China where everything is dead except cockroaches and mosquitoes, I'm happy to even see spiders in my house. If they're not bigger than my palm and walk at a leisurely pace, I leave them be in the hopes they'll kill some mosquitoes or cockroaches. That's our deal, they stay away from my bed, walk at a leasurely pace, and stay in their designated area at night, and we're good.

Motherfucking palmetto bugs, once you get those you wish you had lobstrocities instead. Did-a-chee? Dad-a-chick?
 

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If insects or spiders are in your house (including the garage), fair game to kill. If outside, leave them alone.
 

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KILL THEM. I can't sleep unless I can lie to myself about there being no bugs alive in my house.

I sometimes have my whiskey in a chair by the window at night. One night last week as I was just about ready to get into bed I saw a dark spot on the ceiling. I jumped over the bed so I didn't even have to move in that direction to turn the lights on... Must have been the largest silverfish on earth. I immediately felt all my blood rush to my feet. I was so creeped out. I cannot stand those damned things. I killed it deader than dead.

I thought it was just spiders that did that to me...nope... *shudders*
 

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Originally Posted by Eason
When I lived in Amurka, I was scared of spiders and silverfish, I'd always kill them. We'd never have mosquitoes, even. Since I came to China where everything is dead except cockroaches and mosquitoes, I'm happy to even see spiders in my house. If they're not bigger than my palm and walk at a leisurely pace, I leave them be in the hopes they'll kill some mosquitoes or cockroaches. That's our deal, they stay away from my bed, walk at a leasurely pace, and stay in their designated area at night, and we're good. Motherfucking palmetto bugs, once you get those you wish you had lobstrocities instead. Did-a-chee? Dad-a-chick?
Spiders are fine by me, the only 2 I often see are jumping spiders and giant house spiders (though lately it's only been ghs, so I assume they're killing the others lol). So long as they're not full grown, they can stay here and kill anything I don't want (full grown those F***ers are big, fast, and eerily similar in appearance to wolf spiders), still don't kill them though, I just take them outside, which may be worse because I know they won't survive outside anyway so I'm just putting off the inevitable. American cockroaches are unpleasant, hard as **** to kill too (and they ooze guts everywhere when you squish them).
Originally Posted by CouttsClient
KILL THEM. I can't sleep unless I can lie to myself about there being no bugs alive in my house. I sometimes have my whiskey in a chair by the window at night. One night last week as I was just about ready to get into bed I saw a dark spot on the ceiling. I jumped over the bed so I didn't even have to move in that direction to turn the lights on... Must have been the largest silverfish on earth. I immediately felt all my blood rush to my feet. I was so creeped out. I cannot stand those damned things. I killed it deader than dead. I thought it was just spiders that did that to me...nope... *shudders*
Pansy. Pretty much anything that flies or is venomous is as good as dead, other than that I'm fine with them. Centipedes are probably the worst of them, **** those things.
 

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I'd only kill only the venomous spiders and leave the other spiders well enough alone. All other insects must die.
 

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i found myself anxiously awaiting your presence in this thread.
 

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inside: kill (unless easier to shoo outside) - outside: leave alone unless biting/stinging me or loved one
 

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