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?
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.