A.K.
I have a friend with a 3 year old who is doing the same thing! She was afraid to go outside until my friend told her that Daddy sprayed Silly Bug Spray outside, so now the bugs are silly. They did a lot of looking for bugs and saying, "Look at that silly bug!" It seemed to help? They had planned to actually have a spray bottle of colored water for her to spray, but it wasn't even necessary; she was fine with knowing her daddy had sprayed!