Big fat hairy bumblebees are the worst.

I agree with jOhn, where I come from we don't capture insects in boxes to release them again outside - we squash them. And fly-swatters are not meant for gently coaxing flies away - they are for swatting the bejeesus out of them. And those sticky papers etc are not there for decoration.

My son emigrated to Australia. The first time I visited he said "Dad, sorry, you can't sleep in the guest room". "Why?" I enquired; he replied "Last night we found there a white-tailed-something-or-other spider, for which there is no anti-venom. The trouble is, they go in pairs, and we only found the one...". I tell you, I nearly headed for the airport there and then.

And mozzies too. They annoy like hell during the night, give you itchy bites, perhaps something nasty along with that also. Do I get up in the night with a little plastic box to capture it and release it outside?

Like hell I do.

But I like to think myself as humane too. So I bought an electric insect zapper. It has an ultraviolet light to attract them towards a mesh with high voltage. Stick it outside, and you can have your beer or BBQ in the summer evenings without being molested by insects. The zapping sound can be offputting, I grant you that. But it's quick.