How do I get rid of outside spiders?

Do not keep your porch light on. If the porch light is right beside your front or side door, chances are, you will find a web there at some point. Instead of keeping the light on nearest to your door, try instead to keep a flood light on at the corner of your house. At least that way, the spider web won’t hit you in the face when you walk outside!

Alcohol and Water: Mix 75% water and 25% rubbing alcohol. Attach to sprayer and spray the exterior of your home. This can be immediately effective, but usually needs to be repeated every 4-6 weeks.

Mothballs: Mothballs can be placed between your window and screen so there will be no more cleaning the spider webs when you open windows for fresh air! Keep out of reach of pets and kids.

Mint Oil: Mint oil can be rubbed around the area where you don’t want them – even around the posts of an entire porch. You can find mint oil in health food stores or simply make your own by crushing mint leaves in olive oil.

Chestnut Oil: Chestnut oil can be dabbed on a cotton ball and wiped around your doors, windows and outside lights. Spiders don’t like the spell or taste and will move to a different location. Chestnut oil can usually be found in healthfood stores or online. You can also use whole chestnuts on window sills, but the effect is not as dramatic.

Citronella Oil: Same as above, use on cotton ball and wipe around doors and windows.

Put 1 part coconut oil to 3 parts white vinegar in spray bottle spray around where the web's are

I found that spraying them with Windex did the trick one time when I was cleaning window on a back porch a long time ago. Actually they won't go anywhere that there isn't a food source for them, so the porch light mentioned earlier could attract a food source for them and not having it on all the time may be a good thing to do. My kitchen door has a motion sensor light on it and I never get spiders around that door.

Hi Barbara, Mix equal parts white vinegar and water in a spray bottle. Apply it to any area in which spiders gather and spray it directly on any spider you see. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which is thought to burn and kill spiders upon contact. You can also place small dishes of vinegar in dark corners to ward away spiders.