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Cleaning Up:  Spider repellent for your house  |
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Leslie
Farmgirl in Training
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Leslie
Hartland
Wisconsin
USA
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 Posted - Sep 18 2006 : 1:40:48 PM
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| Does anyone have a good remedy for keeping spiders out of the home? Many years ago I recall hearing that you could tie a bunch of wintergreen mint and hang it upside down and that repelled spiders. Has anyone else ever heard of that, or any other old wives' remedies for spiders? They make an awful mess of my whole house. Thank you so much in advance! |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wendy
Utah
USA
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Leslie
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Leslie
Hartland
Wisconsin
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2006 : 2:17:10 PM
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| Hi, Sunshine! I just posted at the Welcome Wagon - thanks for the welcome!! |
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Bluewrenn
True Blue Farmgirl
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Erin
Texas
USA
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Posted - Sep 18 2006 : 3:25:21 PM
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I also have a problem with spiders making webs/nests out in my garden room... Any help would be appreciated as they are laying their eggs all over the place! Awwwk! (I have a fish tank, so I don't want to do any spraying if I can help it...)
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
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Leslie
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Leslie
Hartland
Wisconsin
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2006 : 3:58:33 PM
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I just googled, and found this:
o Dr Bronners Peppermint or Lavender Soap, or any other natural soap.
o 1 ounce of Neem oil
o You can also add 1 to 5 drops of any of these Essential Plant Oils (depending on your preference) to 1 quart of water:
Catnip Oil, Citronella Oil, Lavender Oil, Cinnamon Oil, Peppermint Oil, Citrus Oil, Tea Tree Oil, or other essential oils.
Add 5 tablespoons of the soap per quart water. Add one ounce of the Neem oil to the water which you have added the soap and label it. Shake well and spray inside house where spiders are seen. Test for strength. May be done as often as needed. This is not a long term solution but will provide you immediate help. Oils may stain some fabrics or light colored furnishings, test first. |
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Leslie
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Leslie
Hartland
Wisconsin
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2006 : 4:09:31 PM
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Here's another one, this one being a thread about Osage Orange trees - does anyone know what these are???:
# By Petunia. Comment posted 26-Oct-2005 @09:54am:
My mom always said they were a natural spider repellant. Every year she would get a bunch and scatter them in the corners of our house. Several months later when they became shriveled versions of their former selves, we threw them out. I don't recall seeing spiders around once they were in the house. Maybe she was onto something.
# By Bill . Comment posted 26-Oct-2005 @09:55am:
We called them hedge balls. None of you will believe this, but if you place them in your basement, or anywhere in your house for that matter, you will never have a spider problem in the winter. I've done it and it works. It's tough finding them here in the suburbs anymore.
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2006 : 5:55:25 PM
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I make a repellant with 32 ounces of water in a spray bottle, 5 tbsp Dr. Bronner's Lavender soap, and 5 drops of Lavender EO. It will kill the spiders if you spray directly on them too. I spray around the doorways and windows, also in all the corners of the house, etc. Smells really good.
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - Sep 18 2006 : 5:56:24 PM
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They are commonly known around here as "green monkey brains" and are hard as rocks. They have a rather citric/musty aroma and I can't say that I have tried them to rid myself of spiders .My brother once filled my Mom's car trunk with them as a joke and forgot about them. Well I guess he thought she'd find them quickly but she didn't. Every time we got into the car there was this strange smell and we couldn't figure it out. About a month later, "Oh My, Oh My!!!!" shouted Mom as she began to chase my brother with a very determined look on her face! And pay he did!
Fermented "monkey brains" will repel ANYTHING!
with a happy heart |
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Leslie
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Leslie
Hartland
Wisconsin
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2006 : 7:38:37 PM
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Thanks, ladies! I'm going to try the spray, but the monkey brains, well...that will have to wait.
:) |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2006 : 3:38:41 PM
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gosh ... grandson lucas and i just watched 'charlotte's web' ... wish all spiders were that charming! xo
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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berries
True Blue Farmgirl
475 Posts
gloria g
Florida
USA
475 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2006 : 3:51:37 PM
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Yes Leslie, we have the osage orange trees here, and I will try it. We live in the national forest, and have lot's of spiders. They make a mess of the outside of the house! I will try it! Thanks!!!!! I think they are really neat looking - the oranges that is!
thanks, fondly, gloria g. Richards, TX
strawberry fields forever and ever! |
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katiedid
True Blue Farmgirl
601 Posts
Kate
West Jordan
Utah
USA
601 Posts |
Posted - Sep 30 2006 : 5:44:52 PM
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I really really need a recipe for some sort of spider deterrant!
A couple of weeks ago our 3 year old Chloe got bitten by a Brown Recluse spider!
IT was so horrible...I didn't know that a spider bite can be systemic..she cried with bone and muscle aches, she had nausea..
So, about 10 days after her bite (we had to go to the doc everyday to make sure it wasn't getting REALLY bad, like plastic surgery to remove the dead tissue bad) I found a huge HUGE huge spider in my bedroom, right next to the bedside table...I freaked out! Eldon wasn't home so I just put a jar over the spider, and then a big old can of coconut oil ontop of the jar..and I couldn't even go in my room!
Yikes...
Any help with spiders is great,
Love and light to you
Kate
my new blog http/www.theknifemakerswife.wordpress.com |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Sep 30 2006 : 10:59:34 PM
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Kate! I'm so sorry to hear about Chloe's spider bite - it really must be the time of year or something because my parents' dog was bitten by either a brown recluse or a hobo spider a week or so ago - his bite didn't go as well as Chloe's sounds like it did - he just had his first reconstructive "fur" surgery today. How is Chloe doing now?
EEEewwwww - I am really getting this spider paranoia thing going on lately. I agree - any help with spiders is VERY great!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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Leslie
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Leslie
Hartland
Wisconsin
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2006 : 07:09:06 AM
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Hi Ladies - This is just horrifying to me. Now I'm starting to get that creepy paranoid thing I get, like when the raccoons and coyotes are stalking my chickens, and I get all vigilante-like with the "just shoot 'em all" thing...geez. So I'm looking online for a recipe or something to help with the spiders, just ordinary household type spiders, not brown recluse or anything, and I come across this link to a guy who was bitten by one and took pictures of his bite...OH MY GOD. It went in stages from the first day of the bite to a horrendous wound that completely opened up and his tissue started to die and he needed several surgeries...granted, he warned about the graphic nature of the photos, but did I heed the warning? OH NO! I can take it...well, I haven't forgotten it since, a few weeks ago now, and now with Chloe's painful story, this just adds to it. Poor child! So now I'm like the shark killer or the stingray hunters after Steve Irwin's death...stalking the brown recluse. Oy.
SO - I bought Bonner's soap and am going to add Tea Tree Oil and Lavender Oil to it, and I'm going to test a few corners in the house to see if it works. I will report back. |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2006 : 11:40:06 AM
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I can't wait to hear if it works! Leslie - I know - when something that I care about is threatened, I get that same "vigilante-like" protectiveness. These spidery-things are so scary to me. I really don't mind "regular" spiders, but just knowing that these brown recluse/hobo spiders are around MY HOUSE (I've seen their webs - YIKES!!!) makes me nutty!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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katiedid
True Blue Farmgirl
601 Posts
Kate
West Jordan
Utah
USA
601 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2006 : 5:30:55 PM
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Oh FarmGirls...you have no idea about nutty until that type of bite happens to your BABY! I freaked out....like the doctor prescribed xanax because I was sure it was going to happen to my other children.....DON'T go on the interenet and look up everyone's bites!
I just imagined it happening to poor little Chloe when I saw huge gapping, black holes in peoples legs!!
I was a basketcase to say the least!
Luckily we ran to the doctor right after the bite, Eldon found the spider limping around (Chloe must have rolled over on it or something) and we took it with us for a positive identification and they started treatment right away.
Chloe has healed up amazingly well!
Her bite is almost gone...it has been a long 3 week process, but in some cases it can go on and on for months!
I hope it never, ever happens to anyone else!
Love
Kate
my new blog http/www.theknifemakerswife.wordpress.com |
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katiedid
True Blue Farmgirl
601 Posts
Kate
West Jordan
Utah
USA
601 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2006 : 5:33:46 PM
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I forgot to add...We call Mountain West Pest Control and had the whole house, yard and garden sprayed...I just couldn't come home until it was done!
I usually don't have stuff sprayed, but I was sick with worry.
The pest control people said it was safe to spray inside too, but we chose not to....which is probably why the big old wolf spider was inside next to my bed!!
Kate
my new blog http/www.theknifemakerswife.wordpress.com |
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Leslie
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Leslie
Hartland
Wisconsin
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - Oct 04 2006 : 3:19:45 PM
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Hi girls - I haven't made up the spray yet, but after all this brown recluse chat I'm going to do it right now. I hope Chloe is better now, with the chat room fallout being that the rest of us are completely freaked out. AND WHAT ON EARTH IS A WOLF SPIDER?? Please! Do we have those here in Wisconsin? I don't blame you a bit for hiring the bug man - I would nuke the entire compound if I were in your shoes. And I hate that kind thing too - I completely sympathize. I'm always afraid that stuff will make me grow a third arm. Good luck, and NO SPIDERS!*
Leslie
*except where we want them. |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
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Leslie
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Leslie
Hartland
Wisconsin
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - Oct 04 2006 : 3:57:10 PM
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| Follow-up already: I used 1 TBLS. of Bonner's liquid soap, 5 drops each of lavender and tea tree because I had those. I used an old spray bottle I already had, and went about my business: I have several (I thought!) corners where the spiders like to live. I went there first, and low and behold, sprayed into the corner and some of them were blown out of the corner by the power of the spray! But since they'd been hit by the spray, they were "coated", and kind of floundered around. Revisiting the spots ten minutes later - and they've died!! Whewwwhoooo!! Now, once I got to crawling around on my hands & knees I realized that I've got spiders in EVERY corner, not just "several". Some of them are weensy, but they still make one heck of a mess. So I just sprayed 'em all. Caveat: a wet mess in the corner, in my enthusiasm I sometimes oversprayed and it ran in a wet streak down the wall, but Oh, Well. Dead spiders! I will report back in a few days to update on whether or not new ones have moved in. |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Oct 04 2006 : 3:58:30 PM
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THANKS Sunshine for posting that, I was wondering what to look for. ok, don't want to see that while I'm looking.
Katie, sorry to hear that chloe was bitten, and glad to hear she is fine now. we know now for sure that we do not like brown recluse spiders. How come we didn't know this before? Or was I just not paying attention? I THINK I JUST NEED TO STAY RIGHT NEAR THE GRAMMY CHAIR AND EMBROIDER.
NANCY JO |
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Leslie
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Leslie
Hartland
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Oct 05 2006 : 09:33:46 AM
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| Lori! What Acid/Alkaline thing? Yikes!! |
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Herbal queen
Farmgirl at Heart
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sarah
butler
pa
USA
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Posted - Jun 10 2009 : 6:38:52 PM
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Thanks
HERBAL QUEEN
T.H.C. Peace to you and all you know. love the world and then watch it grow.
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Herbal queen
Farmgirl at Heart
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sarah
butler
pa
USA
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Posted - Jun 10 2009 : 6:41:33 PM
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There are many herbal things that you buy at low cost through tree hugger clothing. will kill or keep any bugs away at lo cost . They are not on the product list right now but will be soon so if you would like one now go ahead you http://treehuggerclothing.ingo and register, and send me an email. I will be happy yo make you some before we are read to put it out on the market. Pay through paypal or money order.
Thanks
HERBAL QUEEN
T.H.C. Peace to you and all you know. love the world and then watch it grow.
http://treehuggerclothing.info for great herbal advice and handmade clothing
www.winningdesigns.com for fee hosting |
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Herbal queen
Farmgirl at Heart
3 Posts
sarah
butler
pa
USA
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Posted - Jun 10 2009 : 6:55:39 PM
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the repellent that tree hugger makes repels all incests including flea spider and mosquitoes. Because it is herbal it can be used in the home and outside the home and also on human. Check it out
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Thanks
Hebal Quees
T.H.C Prace to you and all you know,love all in the word and watch it grow
http://treehuggerclothing.info for great herbal advice and handmade clothing
www.winningdesigns.com for fee hosting |
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Cleaning Up: Spider repellent for your house |
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Spider repellent for your house
