What summer time insect do you hate and fear the most?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (180674)
United States
June 29, 2024 2:22pm CST
I hate all of them really except fire flies, they are pretty neat. However, ticks I am really afraid of due to Lyme disease Rocky Mountain Spotted fever and long term problems. They are really prevalent here too due to all the trees. I have told this story on here before but when former roomie was a kid he was playing with his neighbor. The kid wanted to be tied to a tree..he later got ill and they took him to the ER. He ended up dying from Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, as the doctor did not find the tick. It was hidden in his hair. Sometimes you don't even know if they have attached themselves and find them while you are taking a shower. Anytime I am in the yard I put on repellant in the summer.
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@AmbiePam (92711)
• United States
29 Jun
That’s a truly terrible story. I hate ticks; you’d find them everywhere when we’d visit where my dad grew up. Spiders still freak me out heavily though. That’s just from being locked in a dark closet, and not being able to see the spider I knew was in there.
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@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
29 Jun
Why were you locked in a dark closet for goodness sakes? Did your sister do that? I shut my sis in a dark room a couple of times and held the door..but she wasn't locked in. I eventually took pity on her and let her out..
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@AmbiePam (92711)
• United States
29 Jun
@snowy22315 It was a really mean babysitter. I should have told my parents, but I was so young I thought as long as she wasn’t hitting me she wasn’t doing anything wrong.
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@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
30 Jun
@AmbiePam I would have thought at least your sister would have told them.
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@Chellezhere (5728)
• United States
29 Jun
I am allergic to wasps and also no not wish to come in contact with ticks.
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@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
29 Jun
That is what we have mostly around here..but haven't seen many of them lately. Hopefully they have moved onto greener pastures!
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@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
29 Jun
@Chellezhere Yeah, they are yuk. Ladybugs aren't too bad though. I haven't seen any of them this year though. I guess that is you in your new short do.
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@Chellezhere (5728)
• United States
29 Jun
@snowy22315 Wouldn't that be nice! I also hate stinkbugs.
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@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
30 Jun
I also hate fleas and those yukky little bugs that try to get in the flour.
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@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
30 Jun
@LeaPea2417 I had a bad problem with those last year. This year they seem to be staying at bay..Thank God.
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@LeaPea2417 (37351)
• Toccoa, Georgia
30 Jun
@snowy22315 Oh yes and also those teeny tiny ants that can get in the kitchen. I think they are called sugar ants.
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@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
30 Jun
Ticks are the worst in my opinion because they can do a!or ofdanage before you even know they are there. I got chiggers once in the summer too nd that was nasty. I couldn't wear shorts doe says. My legs were covered in bites. I hope that never happens again!
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@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
30 Jun
@LadyDuck They talk about those here too..but I don't know Anybody who has had it.
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
30 Jun
@snowy22315 We do not have chiggers, but Nile mosquitoes are becoming a serious problem. Every day I check not to have stagnant water around.
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@1creekgirl (41424)
• United States
29 Jun
Fire ants are top of the list for me. Evil little buggers.
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@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
30 Jun
those are nasty. They are working their way north..I think they are in this area now. My sister got bit by those one time in Florida. Luckily, she was near a lake and ran right in.
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@1creekgirl (41424)
• United States
1 Jul
@snowy22315 They are so evil. They form a chain or tiny island in floods and are so difficult and expensive to keep even partly at bay. Did your sister have a scar left?
@Deepizzaguy (102799)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
29 Jun
I hate the insect that looks like a cockroach and flies through the air a lot.
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@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
29 Jun
I hate flying roaches too. They are disgusting, and I hate if they end up in the house.
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@Deepizzaguy (102799)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Jun
@snowy22315 I am in agreement with you.
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@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
1 Jul
Some spiders I don't mind, but I hate the ones with the thick legs that look dangerous.
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@xFiacre (13013)
• Ireland
29 Jun
@snowt22315 The kind of summer insect I most hate and fear is the kind that think it’s ok to play trash radio in their garden all day long at full volume. I have issues!!
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@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
29 Jun
That would be annoying too honestly.
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@xFiacre (13013)
• Ireland
29 Jun
@snowy22315 And the only effective repellent is illegal in most countries.
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@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
30 Jun
My nephew got Lyme disease from a tick..and had some serious joint issues going on for awhile. He had a long course of antibiotics and is better now..back to normal I think.
@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jun
We had kangaroo ticks in our Donnybrook property but no ticks here, thank goodness. There was a lot of heated debate a few years back about whether we had Lyme disease or not. I'm not sure what the outcome was.
@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
30 Jun
Seems it would be known. It is generally carried by deer. You don't have those there..so probably isn't around.
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@sathviksouvik (19469)
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1 Jul
I fear cockroaches and mosquitoes. We use repellants so that they dont infect others
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@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
1 Jul
I have the feeling your cockroaches are probably huge there.
@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
29 Jun
I don't like mosquitos or ticks. They both carry disease. That's really sad about the kid.
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@snowy22315 (180674)
• United States
29 Jun
Yes, and former roomie was a soft hearted and sensitive soul. I think that is something that has always haunted him..but he had no way of knowing what would transpire, and was a child himself.
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