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WHAT MAKES SPIDERS GO AWAY
  • WillileeWillilee
    Posts: 1,007Member
    OK, VA is OK I guess but FUCK there are so many spiders in my house I am about to set it on fire. I'm constantly jumping and twitching, I must look like I have Tourette's. Before I call in the tactical pest nukes, does anyone have a more practical way to make them go away? I don't know, lemon juice or something?? Trying not to freak in front of the girls because I don't want THEM doing it too. But I think they're onto me because when I got home Friday there was a big note on the screen door that said, "BIG JUMPING SPIDER IN HERE. USE FRONT DOOR." BLECCCCHHHH. HELP.
  • WhoDatIsWhoDatIs
    Posts: 733Member
    Heeberdeejjiibbbiddii! Ugh!
    My FUCKIN BOOT, that's what!

    No really, I don't know either. A chihuahua we had used to eat spiders.
    You and me, we go way back.
  • anonymommy
    Posts: 1,420Member
    Eeeeee! I wish I knew. We've been invaded lately, too. There's a big one hiding in my closet. It pops out every now and then to torment me, but it stays out of reach. HATE spiders.
  • pdxmama
    Posts: 1,470Member
    Lol @whodatis I was gonna say, my flip flops.
  • BankMom
    Posts: 137Member
    DO NOT BURN THE HOUSE DOWN. Then you'll have to live in a TENT.
    Maybe you can scare them out by wearing a tin foil hat in the shape of a spider so you're bigger and shinier than they are? Or they'll just want to mate with you. Let me know how that turns out :-D
    "...and when her feet hit the floor in the morning the devil says "Oh, shit! She's awake!"
  • jezebeldelilahjezebeldelilah
    Posts: 337Member
    Essential OilsEssential oils like cinnamon oil, citronella oil, citrus oil, lavender oil, peppermint oil, rose oil and tea tree oil are a popular home remedy for spider control. Spraying a mixture of 5 tablespoons of natural soap, 5 tablespoons of essential oil and a quart of water in problem areas will kill spiders and ward others off.
    Also treating the outside of the home with a bug spray will help keep them from coming in. I used hotshot it cones in a big jug with a pump and sprayer. I got it at lowes. I'm not big on using chemicals in the house with animals and kids. Good luck also try to remember spiders remove unwanted insects by eating them. Like any, roaches and other disease spreading pests.
  • MistyStacy_2010MistyStacy_2010
    Posts: 487Member
    What part of va are you in? We have a huge one in the back corner of the bathroom....I don't like him but I think he just might be able to take me if I come at him with a shoe lol we have a mutual agreement I don't bother him he doesn't bother me. Seems to be working
    You are not my thong, so get out of my ass!!
  • bombkittybombkitty
    Posts: 306Member
    Spiders are hard to get rid of.  They don't clean their feet like other bugs do, so walking through poison doesn't really help.  Maybe Borax?  I know that works on ants, it dehydrates them or something.  Luckily I have a cat who eats spiders.
  • unforgivenunforgiven
    Posts: 12,700Confessional Manager
    I would just move. What if you set off one of those bomb maduches? A fogger I think it's called? Do those work for spiders? GAH! I was avoiding opening this thread for a reason! Now I got the heebie jeebies. 

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    "What looks like torture is a time to rejoice
    What sounds like thunder is a comforting voice
    When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
    And I say I don't know you
    But you say it's finished"
  • jezebeldelilahjezebeldelilah
    Posts: 337Member
    I heard borax and "glue traps"?? I asked my friend she had spiders the size of a small child! She said they are hard to control cause they run in the cracks of the house. She recommended using traps where u see them the most. Like behind toilets anf basements.
  • MarySunshineMarySunshine
    Posts: 5,454Member
    @bombkitty You read my mind!

    My parents sprinkle borax powder around the outer perimeter of their house and that seems to help keep the creepy crawlers away. They said it's also supposed to be safe around pets. I would double check that.
    I'm as sexy as a burp mid-kiss. Watch out!

  • WillileeWillilee
    Posts: 1,007Member
    All good ideas. BRRRRRRRRRR.

    @whodatis, I can't even get CLOSE to them to kill them.

    @anonymommy, nail shut and seal door airtight. Buy more clothes.

    @unforgiven, fuck a bug bomb. I tried that and they appear to be filled with Gaseous Insect Treat. Won't be doing that again. Moving is an option.

    @chlomom, I am going to try the oils and the borax. Less destructive than napalm. But I don't think I could handle the traps, even if I couldn't SEE in them, I would KNOW. Argh. And I know they eat bugs, but they need to do it somewhere I can't fucking SEE them.

    @mistystacy_2010, we're in Annandale in the middle of woods, NEVER saw spiders in the hi-rise but sure making up for it now.

    @bankmom, if I have to call in an air strike, we're all movin in with you.
  • unforgivenunforgiven
    Posts: 12,700Confessional Manager
    LOL that's unfortunate.  :-&

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    "What looks like torture is a time to rejoice
    What sounds like thunder is a comforting voice
    When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
    And I say I don't know you
    But you say it's finished"
  • CrashCrash
    Posts: 8,200Member
    I hate spiders too, it's a good thing my son loves to kill them! Lol.

    What I do is buy the spider spray that lasts for two weeks or more, and spray all around the windows, door sills, baseboards, anywhere there's a crack. Then they'll crawl in, and die fairly quickly. I sprayed my daughter's room a year ago, and every time we vacuum, we're still picking up dead spiders. It *has* to be spider spray though, regular bug spray doesn't work. You'll probably need at least two or three cans to really thoroughly do your whole house, depending on how big it is.
    See ya in another life, sister!
  • WhoDatIsWhoDatIs
    Posts: 733Member
    See I get the willies, then I get angry and go on an arachnid killing spree, I'll hunt em down.

    Then I gag.
    You and me, we go way back.
  • shate98shate98
    Posts: 2,823Member

    Sticky mouse traps. Not meant for spiders, but they seem to love them and they stick to it an die.

    The ones I wish I could get rid of are the giant mfers that spin their webs outside the door. I swear they are big enough to carry off a small child.

    :-O
    "As you wander through your life, whatever be your goal,
    keep your eye upon the doughnut, not upon the hole."
  • firstwife87
    Posts: 56Member
    RAID!!
    Also, clean in the corners of the house often. They usually hole up in places that aren't bothered frequently. We live in the country and I've seen more MASSIVE spiders in my 4 years living here than my other 20 years of life in the city. I got myself a fly swatter and that's been doing the job fairly well, but you're right, there are some places that you just can't reach. Or they're on a corner or something and you can't be guaranteed that if you take a swipe, you'll get him for sure. You might just piss him off and he'll go somewhere else to hide and just get bigger and bigger... ugh. I hate the country. I keep meaning to get myself a can of RAID and just go at my house. DH doesn't want the chemicals though... I figure you gotta give some to get some of those muhfuckers.
  • BankMom
    Posts: 137Member
    Come on over, @Willilee! We'll make room for all of you. FYI - Mom thinks I'm nuts. She says "How did you mistake a chipmunk for a spider?" I'm not sure she bought the explanation that you were texting about a giant spider. Oh, well. She isn't the only one that thinks I'm crazy.
    "...and when her feet hit the floor in the morning the devil says "Oh, shit! She's awake!"
  • SammieSammie
    Posts: 7,279Administrator, Moderator
    *Runs away screaming*

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  • French_momFrench_mom
    Posts: 1,540Member
    use to pay my lil brother a quarter per spider when i was younger. Got broke fast, so i learn to buff up and kill them myself.  Vaccum is my friend!  And flipflop too
    It is for me to know and you to dot dot dot.
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  • Emmie
    Posts: 277Member
    We live in the country, and the reality is that if we want to be bug free, we need to use the bug bombs.  We don't do it often, just when the spiders are overwhelming me.  Like now, because I found one on his side of the bed...ewww!

    Yes it is chemical and pesticide.  But it is necessary for my sanity.  And we use them at most twice a year.  If you are overrun with them, I highly recommend it!
  • deviltwinsmommadeviltwinsmomma
    Posts: 2,305Member
    Ewwww girl sorry
    I use lemon pledge on the window seals and door frames and on the carpets I sprinkle arm & hammer white citrus & mint carpet odor eliminator lets it set for 10 mins then vacuum up.
    HopeThis helps
    my mother used to sing me a song. It went like this: "Life is short, life is shit, and soon it will be over.
  • meandmy243meandmy243
    Posts: 6,343Member
    Spiders are good they eat the flies and other bugs that invade your house.. And are great entertianment to others who arent afriad of them... Like me... Lmao cats eat them gets yourself a kitty or two or let some birds in... Idk pestisides maybe.. Call an exterminator...
    mom of wild children
    going to the chapel 7/5/2014
  • many_moons_ago
    Posts: 338Member

    The vacumn cleaner and RAID!

    We only have one dangerous spider (thank god), White Tails, and I bomb for them at the start and middle of summer. If I see a white tail and I can't get it then I make DH kill it. Daddy-long-legs just get sucked up the vacumn cleaner.

  • GritsGrits
    Posts: 3,749Member
    I feel your pain! I am getting ready to start a collection jar of brown recluse spiders that I spot in my house and hand it to my landlord. I have tried every blessed bait/trap/spray/powder under the sun and they keep getting in the house. The granddaddy longlegs can stay...they kill flies and ants, etc., but the poisonous ones have to GO!! I figure a professional exterminator can offer up some more effective treatments. For me, it's not the ones you see, but the ones you don't. ICK!!
    "I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles." ~Audrey Hepburn
  • anonymommy
    Posts: 1,420Member
    I used to vacuum bugs/spiders up until DH pointed out to me that they'll just crawl back out. 
    X_X
  • CrashCrash
    Posts: 8,200Member
    Yup.....the vacuum doesn't do anything other than give them a fun ride.
    See ya in another life, sister!
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  • rescuemutts
    Posts: 233Member
    Some how I have ended up with a daughter who is freaked out by spiders . I have kind of a fascination with them myself. I especially like the furry ones. All spiders are caught and set free outside. Now crickets are another story. I hate those things.
    I also have dog that will eat any insect she can catch. Maybe that is why we hardly ever see bugs in the house?
    "Dogs are not our whole lives, but they make our lives whole."
    Roger Caras
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