If you think oranges is a weird idea then try “hedge apples”. You know the big green bumpy things that grow on hedge trees. Here in southern Missouri, certain time of year, you can see them growing along the roads and pick them free of charge. Of course common courtesy dictates you ask the property owners.
This might a good place to list the weird things that people use around their properties.
For example, putting a plastic bag of water on the screen door to keep flies out of the house. You can drive up and down the streets around here and see plastic bags on lots of screen doors. And no, we’re NOT from the hills. When I first moved here I thought to myself, if you have a good screen door what do you need the bag of water for??? Maybe the people were using welded wire 2x4 inch as a screen. But don’t laugh too much until you have tried it.
Boric acid is harmless to humans and pets, and works well against cockroaches- especially when mixed with a bait. But I have never heard of using it for spiders.
Diatomacious earth is breathed in by insects and cuts them up internally, but must be dry dust to work. It is harmless toxicologically, as it works mechanically- but I do not recommend breathing large quantities of the dust.
Although all spiders have venom, most spiders are not able to penetrate human skin. "Spider bite" is a common explaination for mysterious bites or rashes that very rarely are actually caused by spiders. Fleas, centipedes, bedbugs, allergies- there could be any number of culprits, and unless a spider is actually witnessed doing the biting any competent doctor would look elsewhere for the cause as actual spider bite is quite rare (see July issue of "American Family Physician", and May also as I recall).
Fortunately diatomacious earth will help resolve any insect cause of these bites...
check out www.domyownpestcontrol.com
they are cheap and give advice by pest
I have saved a lot of money with them because they have the same stuff as the pros.
Were they describing a dream, or an actual thing?
Boric Acid on the floor, around the bed. Maybe?
MC
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I wish it was a dream.... Boric Acid.... Can you explain this a little bit? Thanks
boric acid and diatomatious earth get in between the segment of the insects body and erodes the "joint"
Imagine sand in a hinge.
Thanks where do I get it and will it hurt small kids or pets?
After searching the internet, I have used as much "orange" smelling stuff as I could find
I have also bought the orange smelling liquid spray furniture polish and spray it as I would an air freshener, in corners, under bed, etc.
It makes the house smell good too
In addition I have had an exterminater every 2 months and things are much much better
I searched somthing like "get rid of spiders" on google)
If you think oranges is a weird idea then try “hedge apples”. You know the big green bumpy things that grow on hedge trees. Here in southern Missouri, certain time of year, you can see them growing along the roads and pick them free of charge. Of course common courtesy dictates you ask the property owners.
This might a good place to list the weird things that people use around their properties.
For example, putting a plastic bag of water on the screen door to keep flies out of the house. You can drive up and down the streets around here and see plastic bags on lots of screen doors. And no, we’re NOT from the hills. When I first moved here I thought to myself, if you have a good screen door what do you need the bag of water for??? Maybe the people were using welded wire 2x4 inch as a screen. But don’t laugh too much until you have tried it.
I had never heard of the water in a plastic bag trick, but I did find this to support your theory...
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mwaterbags.html
: )
Boric acid is harmless to humans and pets, and works well against cockroaches- especially when mixed with a bait. But I have never heard of using it for spiders.
Diatomacious earth is breathed in by insects and cuts them up internally, but must be dry dust to work. It is harmless toxicologically, as it works mechanically- but I do not recommend breathing large quantities of the dust.
Although all spiders have venom, most spiders are not able to penetrate human skin. "Spider bite" is a common explaination for mysterious bites or rashes that very rarely are actually caused by spiders. Fleas, centipedes, bedbugs, allergies- there could be any number of culprits, and unless a spider is actually witnessed doing the biting any competent doctor would look elsewhere for the cause as actual spider bite is quite rare (see July issue of "American Family Physician", and May also as I recall).
Fortunately diatomacious earth will help resolve any insect cause of these bites...
Chris
Hey mcole, thanks for the link on the water bags, I always wondered about that.
check out www.domyownpestcontrol.com
they are cheap and give advice by pest
I have saved a lot of money with them because they have the same stuff as the pros.
You can try wasps, they eat spiders )