[Ecurrexchangess]

Due to Buddhist leanings I "can't" any more... but have never been tested on this too strongly as bugs aren't life threatening here. Since not killing I've become a lot less scared of all manner of bugs and become a master at catching wasps due to living in an old attic. My technique is:

1 Open a window

2 Get small plastic lunch box (just the base, not the top) and large stiffish but thinish paper - large postcard/card/thin brochure are all ideal. Lunch box allows you to see what's going on, won't break if you drop it, and is large enough to make catching easy.

3 Re-check location of bug/wasp. Unless it's swarm season (eg summer) the wasp will actually be very easy to catch, quite slow and dopey.

4 Place lunch box upside down over critter (this works for wasp even if its on a curtain, as it will usually walk onto the inside of the lunchbox if you shift it a little)

5 slip card under the box trapping the critter and then carefully and quickly turn box right side up so critter is still trapped inside, held in by card.

6 Go to window, quickly empty critter out, slam window shut