Getting rid of spiders
Would appreciate advice on how to keep spiders away while sleeping?
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Cindy Wilder on Aug 23, 2016Try sprayin pepermint oil .1 marked as helpful Reply
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Barbara Brown on Aug 23, 2016Any kind of hair spray. Brake Parts Cleaner from an auto parts store freezes them immediately. They do have to be stomped on, but the you know they are really dead. LOLHelpful Reply
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Janet Pizaro on Aug 23, 2016Where are you trying to get rid of them inside or outside?Helpful Reply
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Ljgordon on Aug 23, 2016I get foggers from Dollar General, Lowes etc. once a year and fog when I'm gone for a couple of days.Helpful Reply
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Lynne Forrestal on Aug 23, 2016If inside, i'd use the foggers, set up per instructions , usually 2 per floor of house, cover all food , dishes etc and wash all counters and surfaces afterwards to remove chemical residue.Helpful Reply
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Ina moons on Aug 24, 2016Mint plantsHelpful Reply
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Helen on Aug 24, 2016Spiders hate citronella oil.Just soak an old sock with it and pop over an old mop, duster or broom and wipe around affected areas. I do this inside and out..It lasts a couple of monthsHelpful Reply
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Tina Pancoast Hagenbuch on Aug 24, 2016Peppermint oil. They hate it. I use essential oil and put it in a spray bottle with water and poof they disappear. I spray my basement walls with it and all the corners. Find those creepy places they like to hang out. One word of caution as well as this works do not use it around cats. It is lethal. Their kidneys can not process it and eventually shuts their kidneys down. There is noway to cure it either once it is digested. Since cats have a tendency to roll in it and clean themselves frequently it just is not worth the chance. This is not true for dogs.Helpful Reply
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Nancy J on Aug 24, 2016Peppermint essential oil with water in a spray bottle, spray corners everywhere, also soak cotton balls with the oil and place in dark spaces and corners of closets and each room, I even put them inside of my basement bathroom vanityHelpful Reply
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Lisa Walker on Aug 24, 2016Mint is the way to go! Good LuckHelpful Reply
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Paula Pickerill on Aug 24, 2016I have 2 cats...Thanks for the heads up on lethalness of this, I'd never have known1 marked as helpful Reply
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Isabella on Aug 24, 2016Horse chestnuts or conkers give off an acid which spiders really don't like. Place in corners, behind stuff and they will leave.Helpful Reply
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CeCe Graphenteen on Aug 24, 2016Hedgeballs work wonderfully, too! I usually put a few in my basement and one under my bed - we get LOTS of spiders!1 marked as helpful Reply
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Helen on Aug 24, 2016It works to deter dogs and cats ,just dab some around where you don't want them scratching or digging, it works with my dogs. It also deters mozzies etc. However just use sparingly in places where your cat can reach, as anything can cause harm in high quantanties but this is better than using chemicals.Helpful Reply
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Helen on Aug 24, 2016Cat can't reach it meant to read, sorry computer troubles todayHelpful Reply
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861650 on Aug 24, 2016If nothing else works, try a long gun. LOL! Oh, and one more thingy. Never, never go to the bathroom in the middle of the night without turning on a light.1 marked as helpful Reply
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Marge DiFilippo on Aug 24, 2016Mix mint oil or buy some and put in food processor, put it in a spray bottle with water and spray everywhere in corners, doors, windows. Apparently they smell with their feet and they do not like the smell of it. Honest, read it on here!Helpful Reply
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Jodi Curtiss on Aug 25, 2016Fill a spray bottle 3/4 full water, add about 1/4 c Dawn (the blue kind) and about 15 drops of peppermint oil. Spray around baseboards and windows. I spray once a year, in fall.Helpful Reply
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Viola on Aug 25, 2016Use cheap coffee grounds outside your house, just sprinkle coffee around the exterior of foundationHelpful Reply
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Sonia Burrows on Aug 26, 2016I've heard that if you place an ostrich egg in the house it repels spiders.Helpful Reply
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Chris Norman on Aug 26, 2016Conkers seem to work in wales!Helpful Reply
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Carolyn Jean Ross on Oct 31, 2016Honestly, you don't. You can keep them away from certain areas for a while but they will always come back - and you don't want to get rid of them! They keep the insect population under control - flies, mosquitoes, even cockroaches (ewww). Unless it's a species with venom strong enough to cause harm (like a Black Widow or a Brown Recluse), the worst they can do to you is give you a little itchy spot for a few days. I do worse than that to myself washing dishes! lol1 marked as helpful Reply
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