Is there a cob web repellent?

Have you tried using "Webster" for brushing off the cobwebs? My new windows and screens make it more difficult for spiders to get in but there's really nothing I know of that will repel them. My spiders are fond of essential oils so that doesn't work for me!

Hello Kim, Have you considered using a sweeper wand to suck up the cobwebs instead of using a brush or duster? Then you won't have to worry about the webbing "smearing" over the stucco ;) Good Luck, and thanks for asking HOMETALK for answers :)

We spider hunt here with a small vacuum and enough tubes to reach.

The vacuum that worked the best for us is a "Bucket Vac" from Home Depot, it is light enough to carry around and had enough tubing and extensions to reach our 9 foot ceilings... we have yet to find a way to totally keep them out with out heavily spraying or fumigating...which is not good for us or the cats and dog.

Make sure when you take care of the web you take care of the spider that made it. I have found that Windex will take care of most of them. You will usually find spiders where they can find food, flies, mosquitoes, moths, etc. that will land in their webs. You will never be rid of webs as long as there are spiders.

Agree with Dl.leplat, the webster is the way to go. It extends out for hard to reach spots. I've been using it for years.

Spiders where ever they can hunt for food, I'm sure your home is clean. To be honest my cats hunt and eat them, kind of icky but cats are cats. I had to desensitize myself to spiders and learn which ones were ok and which ones could/would be likely to bite. Thank goodness spiders don't hunt us! I remind myself that they eat the ants which in our area actually DO bite. No like you I'm constantly sweeping, vacuuming and using my Webster on webs.