Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you kill insects with your bare hands?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you kill insects with your bare hands? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:00:13 +0000 Alivoo01 on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-110542 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:12:16 +0000 Alivoo01 110542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It depends. If it's a crawler or is slow, I'll grab a paper towel or something. If it's urgent and flies/moves really fast, bare hands it is!! Goldilocks1107 on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-110001 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:53:05 +0000 Goldilocks1107 110001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ick, ick, ick! I've finally graduated to killing my own bugs instead of screaming for DH to do it (although, if he's close by, he's definitely put to work!). Mosquitos are pretty much the only ones that get the bare hands treatment. This morning, I had to kill a centipede (shudder) in the bathroom. I freaked out, then grabbed a kleenex, squished it, and threw it in the toilet (no need to take any chances with bugs - they all go down the toilet!). Lozza on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-110000 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:52:20 +0000 Lozza 110000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Little bugs, though, I kill with my hands all the time. Lozza on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-109999 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:52:03 +0000 Lozza 109999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was on a work assignment in East Africa once for a couple weeks, and the apartment they rented for me had a serious roach problem (to the tune of me killing like 50 a day. No joke). (They relocated me after they found out) They were small roaches, and there were just so many that I got immune to killing them with my hands. I'd come back from work and just walk around the room smacking them down. I can deal with bugs if there's no one else to do it, but you put my husband in the house with me and I will wake him up at 4 AM to come kill a spider. mrsjyw on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-109978 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:35:34 +0000 mrsjyw 109978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No way. I need a tissue or magazine or something. heffalump on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-109950 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:07:29 +0000 heffalump 109950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No. My husband is the insect killer in our house. When I lived alone if there was a bug I would spray it, wait a day to make sure it was dead, avoiding that area of my house, then put on an oven mit and pick it up with a paper towel so I wouldn't have to hear the crunch or feel it. Life is so much easier now! MrsBrewer on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-109946 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:04:22 +0000 MrsBrewer 109946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I give you all sooo much credit! I couldn't kill a bug (or even get close to one) if it saved my life! Thank goodness for DH.....well that and the vacuum. If I see a bug and I know that DH isn't home and won't be home for awhile, I will run and get the vacuum and suck it up! And yes....I know that the bug will most likely live in the vacuum, but it's at least out of sight then! :-) SAHM0811 on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-109909 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:26:03 +0000 SAHM0811 109909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My live-in nanny used to do this.... I was always amazed. I could never! lilteacherbee on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-109845 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:10:42 +0000 lilteacherbee 109845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Heck no, I pretty much react the same way as @Leialou. chopsuey on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-109842 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:06:16 +0000 chopsuey 109842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Maysprout: Oh man.. I could never kill a mouse with my bare hands. :( So sad. calsmom on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-109841 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:04:10 +0000 calsmom 109841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My husband or cat takes care of it. I'm usually the one that is running down the hall screaming. joyjoy on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-109840 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:02:25 +0000 joyjoy 109840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Depends on the insect? My dad and I are the only ones in our family who can catch flies, so if there's one in the house, we're the ones called upon to take it out. My dad used to shake them up and throw them on the ground after catching them. Any other bug, I'd ask for someone else to do it if I can. Maysprout on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-109831 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:40:37 +0000 Maysprout 109831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I hate killing bugs. I've gotten better about it trying to protect LO but I still will try to escort the bug outside. I also get my husband to do the dirty work for me. And I don't use my bare hands I'll use a shoe or something and then I get upset and basically have a moment of silence. I'm a scientist though so I've killed my share of lab mice with my bare hands. Guess what girl chose the wrong career. Mrs. Pickle on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-109810 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:13:45 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 109810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I can't. I don't like the crunch feeling. It freaks me out. I turn into a total girl when a bug gets inside. I squeal and flap my arms around and do a weird dance thing. It's quite ridiculous. MsMini on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-109791 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:01:06 +0000 MsMini 109791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope, unless they are biting me, otherwise I grab a kleenex or swatter to kill them. mrbee on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-109781 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:53:39 +0000 mrbee 109781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @chopsuey119: Good job, mom — protector of your LO!! The only insect I don't kill with my bare hands is cockroaches. Also, big spiders. chopsuey on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-109777 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:51:48 +0000 chopsuey 109777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: HAha. Before baby I always used magazines, paper, etc. I couldn't let the sucker get away though! mrbee on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-109776 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:50:28 +0000 mrbee 109776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup! Wait, what other way is there to kill insects? chopsuey on "Do you kill insects with your bare hands?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-kill-insects-with-your-bare-hands#post-109771 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:45:34 +0000 chopsuey 109771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I saw a mosquito flying around earlier and just killed it with my hand! I didn't want it to bite my LO tomorrow. I haven't had to kill any large insects with my hands, but I would if I had to!