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08-19-2016, 10:27 AM | #16 |
Rose Garden
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 5,570
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Re: Spiders!!! Help!
Lemon.
I once moved into a place with an overload of gigantic spiders. Long story short, lemon worked like magic. I used lemon pledge wipes and lemon spray around all of the floor boards, window ledges, cracks in the walls, doorways, and behind big furniture. They disappeared. I would reapply about every six months. Even now, every autumn I spray around the outside of my house with lemon pledge. I had mixed results with peppermint oil. That worked great for mice but not so much for our spiders. Lemon essential oil would also work in a spray bottle, but I can't give you an exact measurement.
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08-20-2016, 10:10 PM | #17 |
Rose Bouquet
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Australia
Posts: 734
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Re: Spiders!!! Help!
Yes... What JoyGal said.
I live in Australia (funnel webs and red backs in our backyard ) Lemon oil is a great deterrent. Wipe it on window sills and door jambs, too. (And, if you have a problem with spiders on your laundry, wipe it on the wires on the clothes line, too.) Big {hugs} Spiders are creepy.
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08-21-2016, 08:16 AM | #18 |
Rose Garden
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Perth hills, Australia
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Re: Spiders!!! Help!
Can you catch one and keep in a jar to confirm identity? I would definitely use pest control. I like natural in theory. but I like things that really work more. We get the outside of our house treated yearly. Still have heaps of creepy crawly things that get inside but that keeps things under control. We also have to have top up termite treatment around here yearly.
If there really are venomous spiders in your house, I would seek an expert in pest control for help. It is ok to have a healthy fear of certain things!
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