Topic: Spiders,,, (Read 1644 times)

March 15, 2018, 05:34:38 PM #15

Quote from: eelkram on March 15, 2018, 02:57:57 PM

The interwebs say peppermint oil keeps them away. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm curious if your stuff works too. I'm not a fan of spiders...

We peppermint the car since I had a rat do a number on the wiring, it works on rats but we still get spiders in the car.

March 16, 2018, 12:02:18 PM #16

I've had great success with RAID fumigator. There's a big difference in the types and this type uses actual smoke to get into all the nooks and crannies. Not cheap; $20 for a box of 3 and it takes 3 boxes to do all my house, garage, attic. I set them off when we leave for a weekend. The smoke will set off your smoke detectors in the house, so don't panic! Ha. They are activated with water. They get hot so I place them on a ceramic plate.

March 16, 2018, 03:08:17 PM #17

Quote from: Chadrock on March 15, 2018, 10:33:00 AM

Welcome to West County Bro.
My advice...make friends with em.

+1. I signed a peace agreement with them when I moved to West County. Don't start a war you will never win, and why would you want to fill your house with weird chemicals because of a few little spideys?

Side note, I can't say for sure that I (or anyone I know for that matter) have ever been bitten by a spider. Have seen black widows, including the big hourglass females, scorpions, and my favorites... the redwood spiders. Cute little tarantulas.

Just get them in a jar or other container, and send 'em outside. Easy peasy. Spiders are good to have around

March 17, 2018, 12:18:38 AM #18

"God made spiders to step on!"

I hate spiders. I can tolerate them until they climb up the back of my neck.

March 17, 2018, 07:21:18 AM #19

Quote from: Tez on March 16, 2018, 03:08:17 PM

Just get them in a jar or other container, and send 'em outside. Easy peasy. Spiders are good to have around

+1

The rodents in the walls (and elsewhere) is another story. I spent a lot of time and effort battling the rodents, and that'a a battle worth winning.

March 17, 2018, 05:40:20 PM #20

Quote from: NowhereMan on March 17, 2018, 07:21:18 AM

The rodents in the walls (and elsewhere) is another story. I spent a lot of time and effort battling the rodents, and that'a a battle worth winning.

'Truth. A friend just bought his house in Guerneville 2 years ago. He didn't know about the extent of rat damage until he opened up the walls. They had to pretty much replace all of the walls downstairs, a lot of framing, the roof, and essentially ALL of the electrical outlets and wiring. Some wires were so chewed/damaged they were insanely close to starting a fire.

The house is really nice now, at least

March 17, 2018, 06:00:34 PM #21

Whatever you do they always seem to leave their mark.

Here’s one from the garden a couple of years ago.

March 17, 2018, 06:35:49 PM #22

Yeah, two bite marks like that on the neck are pretty representative of a spider bite.....or vampire

March 21, 2018, 10:02:16 PM #23

Good for you on your move Don. I'm envious. So you're at the Bodega Bay golf course? Bohemian Grove?

March 22, 2018, 04:35:51 PM #24

Here’s a bunch of natural repellents don’t know how effective they are I’ve used Diatomaceous Earth with good results at my old apartment before I bought my house and essential oils worked ok good luck

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