A poleborne thrustable arthropod trap allows a user to kill or capture an arthropod from a safe distance. The trap includes a tube, a pole extending through the tube, and a handle stop attached to a proximal end of the pole to limit distal extension of the pole. A receptacle having a distal opening is attached to a distal end of the tube, and a disk moveable within the receptacle is attached to a distal end of the pole to limit proximal retraction of the pole. A user wielding the tube may shove the receptacle against a surface to enclose an arthropod within the receptacle. The user may then thrust the k to kill the arthropod, or slowly push the disk to coax the arthropod into the receptacle then retract the disk to trap the arthropod.
