Average homeowner finds bugs and pests five times per week

When bugs or pests cross their path, one in 10 Americans enter ‘exterminator mode’ faster than you can say “buzz off”.

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 — inside or outside.

That number is higher when looking at indoor squishers — 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.