{"id":137568,"date":"2023-10-12T08:23:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T12:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talker.news\/?p=189307"},"modified":"2023-10-12T08:23:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T12:23:25","slug":"the-average-homeowner-finds-bugs-and-pests-five-times-per-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=137568","title":{"rendered":"The Average Homeowner Finds Bugs and Pests Five Times per Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When bugs or pests cross their path, one in 10 Americans enter &#8220;exterminator mode&#8221; faster than you can say \u201cbuzz off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More specifically, according to a new survey of 2,000 homeowners or renters with a yard or lawn, 15% of respondents will squish a bug regardless of where they see it \u2014 inside or outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That number is higher when looking at indoor squishers \u2014 43% said if bugs or pests are found inside their home, only then would they kill it. A third (32%) will do the same solely to bugs they see outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"_ytid_93757\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d8UDKbUk7a0?enablejsapi=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;cc_load_policy=0&amp;cc_lang_pref=&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;loop=0&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autohide=2&amp;theme=dark&amp;color=red&amp;controls=1&amp;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The average homeowner encounters a bug or pest about five times per week, both inside and outside their home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trugreen.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TruGreen<\/a>, results revealed that more than half (56%) feel frustrated when they find a bug or pest in their home. Others feel scared (39%), disgusted (39%) or anxious (39%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/talker.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bugging-Out-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/talker.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bugging-Out-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-189312\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, 22% would rather call in a professional or get someone else to squish it for them. Only 17% would swat it, and 12% feel it is their duty to release them back to nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But when they step outside, many others said they\u2019d either ignore it (19%) or do some research on what type of bug or pest it is (18%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Results revealed that more than half (56%) base their decision on whether or not to squish on what the bug or pest looks like. Just as many (56%) will contemplate the harm creepy crawlers could cause their kids and pets or worry about damage they could cause to their home (50%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But everyone has their limits. Offenses from beetles (43%), centipedes (42%), cockroaches (42%), mosquitoes (21%) and spiders (16%) force respondents to take action when inside the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside, many respondents will squish or remove centipedes (39%), beetles (38%), bees (36%), and cockroaches (34%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As unveiled by respondents, the worst-case scenarios for encountering a bug or pest in your home include cooking in the kitchen (24%), getting ready to go to sleep (23%), relaxing in the living room (16%) and even while taking a shower (12%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost half (49%) of respondents have had a memorable, or unpleasant, bug\/pest experience. Those include \u201cbeing bitten by fire ants outside my home,\u201d \u201cate my garden,\u201d and even \u201c(an) ant bit me when I was taking my shower.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked about common bug or pest misconceptions, it\u2019s clear that misinformation is still circulating. Almost half (48%) of respondents think it\u2019s true that bugs or pests won\u2019t come inside a clean home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four in 10 even believe the age-old myth that the average person swallows eight spiders in their sleep over their lifetime to be true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than two-thirds of respondents (68%) said they would hire a professional for bug or pest issues and concerns. Twelve percent admitted they feel out of control when it comes to controlling bugs and pests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;With the arrival of fall and soon winter, many Americans face not only the chilling temperatures but also an influx of pests seeking warmth in their homes,\u201d said Jeremy McReynolds, TruGreen\u2019s Pest Control Expert. \u201cA staggering 48% of homeowners encounter the most pests and bugs during these seasons. To ensure the safety of your home and loved ones, it is best to engage the services of a professional who can effectively prevent these unwelcome intruders from gaining entry.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Survey methodology:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This random double-opt-in survey of <strong>2,000 American homeowners\/renters with a yard\/lawn<\/strong> was commissioned by<strong> TruGreen<\/strong> between <strong>August 11<\/strong> and <strong>August 14, 2023<\/strong>. It was conducted by market research company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onepoll.us\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OnePoll<\/a>, whose team members are members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrs.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Market Research Society<\/a> and have corporate membership to the American Association for Public Opinion Research (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aapor.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AAPOR<\/a>) and the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esomar.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESOMAR<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/talker.news\/2023\/10\/06\/average-homeowner-finds-bugs-and-pests-five-times-per-week\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Average homeowner finds bugs and pests five times per week<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/talker.news\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Talker<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 in 10 feel both disgusted and anxious when they encounter bugs. <\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/talker.news\/2023\/10\/06\/average-homeowner-finds-bugs-and-pests-five-times-per-week\/\">Average homeowner finds bugs and pests five times per week<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/talker.news\/\">Talker<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":526,"featured_media":140508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9961],"tags":[13445],"class_list":["post-137568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-garden","tag-talker","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/526"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=137568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=137568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=137568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=137568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}