How to get rid of Spiders

[MrsJ1]

I have a phobia of spiders. I've heard that you can get a spray that contains horse chestnut and clove oil that deters them. Do you know where I can get it from?

[Touareg-8]

Spray? for a harmless creature?, why dont you get one of those suction machines with along tube.
Alot more healthy for you and the poor spider.
As for the spray , probably from a pet shop? maybe?

[RATTER14]

Hi I'm a pest controller and I never heard of such a spray, if there is one and it worked I would probably of heard about it. sounds like one of those gimmicky things to me, but worth a try if you can find some.

[lilacben]

on the other site someone mentioned chestnut oil or evan putting a chestnut in each corner of the room to deter them. also someone sadi Lakeland Plastics, so I will be getting some as soon as I can.

[nickmo]

Soak cotton wool balls in clove oil, or mint works as well. Leave the balls in the corner of the rooms where you see the spiders. Freshly collected chestnuts are also meant to work - leave a few around and this is meant to deter them.

Or buy a gecko. . . .

Spiders are good for the control of flying insects so unless its the icky big spiders that always walk across the ceiling as you are about to go to bed . . . . . try to rescue them rather than gish them.

[electricblue]

I dont hurt them,i hoover them!!

[lindapinda]

I'm really pleased to hear all these tips!..I'm a total arachnaphobe too Mrs J !!..Understand you!!..Understand you too Nickmo...but a phobia is a phobia unfortunately! One of our cats loves to eat spiders (hate to even type that word!!)...but,he's not always available for ceiling,and top of the wall patrol :-(

[aka pixi]

I too hate spiders, I darent even stamp on them though I am sometimes brave enough to hoover them up (with the hoover pipe extended as much as possible)

My mum used to use something called Insectapen (i think) it looks like a marker pen and you draw around your window frames/doorframes/ventilation things with them. Its invisible so doesnt spoil the frames etc. when the spiders or insects crawl over it it kills them. Im not sure if you can still get them but my mum used to buy hers from wilko's i think.

[MrsJ1]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I have found a spray at pestcontrolshop.co.uk but it is rather expensive. Will try with the clove oil and wait for the chestnut season to start!

[lilacben]

Same here MrsJ1 I will do the same. I dont want to have them killed but am terrified of them when in my home.My daughters father in law woke up one night last week with something on his back,when his wife turned the light on it was a huge spider.!! uck!! I have had not slept very well this last week and alwas bring the cover up under my chin when I go to bed.think if I cover myself in clove oil it will keep them at bay.? Brenda x

[Jenarry]

i heard a household tip once bout spraying spiders with hairspray. it makes them immobile so u can pick them up and throw them out.not sure if this kills them but bet they have lovely hairstyle!

[lilacben]

Spray them.................Pick them up.. No way.!! not a good idea for me I'm afraid. I cannot even hoover them up incase they run up the outside of the tube.!

[MrsJ1]

Oh yuk Jenarry!! I just couldn't pick them up, even dead ones - makes my flesh crawl! but thanks for the thought.

[Jenarry]

i thought i was bad. i don't like em.people say they are prob more afraid of us than we are of them-so why do they always run towards you!!!euwww! i can usually deal with them if they're not too big.i didn't mean to pick up with hands after spraying them just scoop spider up with bit of paper or card or is that still too much?

[lilacben]

Sorry even that I couldnt do, what if it woke up and starting running up your arm...................... oh the thought of it! I can't even put the extension pipe on my hoover and hoover it up in case it run up the outside instead of inside. Brenda x

[Jenarry]

my boyfriend was moving stuff around the garden today and called me over. yes you've guessed it he had one monster of a spider in his hands.but only just it was the big!!!! i freaked. he knows better than to do that to me. locked him outside for half hour after that cos people always have to chase u with a spider when they know you don't like them.why oh why????