69% of people say they can’t sleep if they know one is in their house. People lose an average of 36 hours of sleep per year due to this fear.
64% believe bugs serve no positive purpose.
So, which insect to people hate the most? Not surprising, it’s a cockroach, with 39% of Americans saying they hate them.
- Other hated bugs ranked:
- Spiders (37%)
- Ants (29%)
- Mosquitos (28%)
- Termites (28%
- Ticks (25%)
- Bees (15%)
- Wasps (14%)
- Hornets (9%)
- Centipedes (8%)
- Worms (5%)
- Gnats (5%)
- Yellowjackets (5%)
- Ladybugs (4%)
- Cicadas (4%)