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Mosquitos top the summer bug annoyance list

Annoying insects bother people year round. Whether it be creepy crawly insects inside the house that make your skin crawl, or stinging/biting insects that prevent you from enjoying your outdoor space – bugs are just, well, buggy.

But how bugged are we by the bugs around us?

Giant Microbes Mosquito (Culex Pipiens) Plush Toy
Giant Mosquito Toy

It ends up that bugs bug us a lot. Especially mosquitos.

That’s what a recent survey from the NATIONAL PEST MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION told us with regards to what the MOST ANNOYING SUMMER PESTS were.

  • 62%: mosquitoes
  • 38%: stinging insects (such as hornets, wasps, yellow jackets, bees)
  • 30%: ticks
  • 26%: spiders
  • 11%: bed bugs

As for what annoyed people the most about these insects were that the majority of people surveyed (54%) were concerned about contracting some disease from the bug.