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Post by Super-Shiny on Oct 27, 2013 19:41:53 GMT
Vacuum . This, i do it all the time.....wheeeeeeeee as i watch them go into the see through tank
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Post by fagin on Oct 27, 2013 19:46:35 GMT
Spiders are difficult to kill - insect spray is pretty useless. But some info below. I tend to leave them - I have a few cobwebs, but I rarely have flies, mossies and other yucky bugs. Prevention and Nonchemical Control
Spiders may enter houses and other structures through cracks and other openings. They also may be carried in on items like plants, firewood, and boxes. Regular vacuuming or sweeping of windows, corners of rooms, storage areas, basements, and other seldom used areas helps remove spiders and their webs. Vacuuming spiders can be an effective control technique because their soft bodies usually do not survive this process. Indoors, a web on which dust has gathered is an old web that is no longer being used by a spider.
Individual spiders can also be removed from indoor areas by placing a jar over them and slipping a piece of paper under the jar that then seals off the opening of the jar when it is lifted up.
To prevent spiders from coming indoors, seal cracks in the foundation and other parts of the structure and gaps around windows and doors. Good screening not only will keep out many spiders but also will discourage them by keeping out insects that they must have for food. How to clean up spider webs
In indoor storage areas, place boxes off the floor and away from walls, whenever possible, to help reduce their usefulness as a harborage for spiders. Sealing the boxes with tape will prevent spiders from taking up residence within. Clean up clutter in garages, sheds, basements, and other storage areas. Be sure to wear gloves to avoid accidental bites.
Outdoors, eliminate places for spiders to hide and build their webs by keeping the area next to the foundation free of trash, leaf litter, heavy vegetation, and other accumulations of materials. Trimming plant growth away from the house and other structures will discourage spiders from first taking up residence near the structure and then moving indoors. Outdoor lighting attracts insects, which in turn attracts spiders. If possible, keep lighting fixtures off structures and away from windows and doorways. Sweep, mop, hose, or vacuum webs and spiders off buildings regularly. Insecticides will not provide long-term control and should not generally be used against spiders outdoors.
Chemical Control
Typically pesticide control of spiders is difficult unless you actually see the spider and are able to spray it. There are various insecticides available in retail outlets labeled for spider control, including pyrethrins, resmethrin, allethrin, or combinations of these products. If you spray a spider, it will be killed only if the spray lands directly on it; the spray residual does not have a long-lasting effect. This means a spider can walk over a sprayed surface a few days (and in many cases, a few hours) after treatment and not be affected. Control by spraying is only temporary unless accompanied by housekeeping. It is just as easy and much less toxic to crush the spider with a rolled up newspaper or your shoe or to vacuum it up. Sticky traps offer a noninsecticidal way to remove spiders from your home as long as you can place the traps where pets and curious children can’t tamper with them.
Sorptive dusts containing amorphous silica gel (silica aerogel) and pyrethrins, which can be applied by professional pest control applicators only, may be useful in certain indoor situations. Particles of the dust affect the outer covering of spiders (and also insects) that have crawled over a treated surface, causing them to dry out. When applied as a dustlike film and left in place, a sorptive dust provides permanent protection against spiders. The dust is most advantageously used in cracks and crevices and in attics, wall voids, and other enclosed or unused places.
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Post by fagin on Oct 27, 2013 19:47:44 GMT
Or just love them and pretend they are tiny kittens.
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Post by zeldamum on Oct 27, 2013 20:00:45 GMT
Thank you for the info Fagin.
No they are not nice cute cuddly kittens, wish they were, they would be more than welcome to join my mob of cats/kittens.
May have to have a rethink on the insect bomb then. Grrr. If it was a small box I would just get someone to help me and put it and the contents in a black bag and put it out for the bin men.
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Post by Super-Shiny on Oct 27, 2013 20:03:45 GMT
zeldamum get the tube from the hoover and hoover them up (just don't look if it makes you squeemish or feel bad) it's the same death as a black bag but quicker, i do it all the time and they die within seconds.
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Post by mybad on Oct 27, 2013 20:15:56 GMT
What gets me about spiders is they tend to like your bath or the sink, but yet they hate water So anyway me being the soft lump that I am I will not kill them ,so I end up scooping them up by hand and I will place it on the side of the bath while I have a shower, yup and they stay where I place them to
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Post by zeldamum on Oct 27, 2013 20:36:53 GMT
Mybad you are more than welcome to come down to wet and windy Cornwall and remove the spiders for me while I run in the opposite direction. Vacuum to heavy for me to carry into the loft. Ah the stupid stbx should be finally visiting his children later this week. Maybe the children can talk him into carrying it up there for me.
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