Is this insect something I should worry about?

[jkofferdahl]

Originally Posted by Arizona Jeanie

I'm with you on this one, Green. No need to kill everything, just send them out of your house. Our county extension agent refers to people like me as "bug-huggers". I'm not sure it's a compliment, but I'll go with it.

Not a bug to hug. KILL it.

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Originally Posted by aliceinwl

I wouldn't go that far, while not desirable in the house, assassin and ambush bugs are predatory and will help control other herbivorous and pest insect species in yards

Ambush bug doing its job:

That thing deserves death just for being so ugly.

[greenpassion]

Well, so far I haven't come across the other one. I could be wrong in assuming that just because I saw 2 of them, that that all I've seen...I am off work tomorrow, and I will make it a point to go hunting for it. As far as pests go though, I was recently given a 'rat zapper" as a gift, and I put it behind my kitchen trash can under my cabinet a little over a week ago. Today the mouse catch count went up to 6! That probably ALMOST puts a dent in the population scurrying around behind my walls but it's a start! (I'd rather do them this way than to cause them pain.) It's immediate.