Old Style spider repellent?

ubamother

The natural history museum website has a section on uk spider bites - and the symptoms which go with which spider - might be worth a look to track down a likely suspect. I am very surprised at one person getting bitten so often by a spider - I too thought spider bites were very rare in the northern hemisphere, and elsewhere you tend to read of reactions similar to those caused by snake venom.

Edit: whoops, just seen Biggles has already put the nhm linky (fab website for loads of stuff - worth bookmarking for a rainy day!)

cyclingyorkie

conkers!

I think Lakeland sells a spray which acts as a deterrent.

I did consider leaving some handily placed conkers on the stairs....but figured I would be the one to break my neck!

GreyQueen

valentina wrote: »

Not tried it myself, but apparently conkers are a spider repellant!

That's a good thing to know, thanks, Valentina. Conkers repel clothes moths so they're an excellent OS remedy to protect your woollens; free, local, environmentally friendly......what's not to like?

mum2kathryn

A friend of mine swears by conkers. She leaves bowls of them round on various surfaces and says it's made a real difference.

Fruball

I am totally freaked out by Biggles link :eek:

I have said for years that some spiders are nasty and blimmin dangerous and people don't believe me! I suspect that spider frights have shortened my life!

Conkers do not work
No idea about lavender or lemon

But I do have a solution - INDOREX - Its a household flea spray that you buy from any Vets. I spray once or twice a year round skirting boards, air vents, doorways, any likely hiding places and we don't get spiders anymore in this house.

Fruball

There is an old thread about spider repellents and someone used conkers on the stairs and found a spider sitting next to it.

Blackpool_Saver

I strongly suspect that the child's bites are caused by something else......

triticale

Conkers worked for me, after placing them around the bathroom (the spider zone!) I didn't see a single arachnid there for the rest of the autumn.

I did forget about one conker behind the sink though, gave me a fright when the hoover sucked it up!

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Should I leave now?

cat4772

The spray you can get from the vets (usually contains permethrin) will kill anything it comes into contact with; fleas, lice, ladybirds, moths and spiders. Just make sure you don't have any fish in open bowls in the rooms when you spray. We usually spray our house once a year (around Easter) with a permethrin-based spray and rarely have any creepy visitors. I'm allergic to permethrin so have to spray skirtingboards and close the room door whislt holding my breath, gulp of air and onto next room. By the time I've done all three floors (including staircases) I'm almost gasping for breath but leave it a couple of hours before sending my husband in to oepn doors and windows to air the house and even that doesn't let any in. We then use a lavendar and lemon oil spray in autumn to keep the creepy toxicity levels up and creepy numbers down!

My parents moved house that came with a flea infested carpet; the permethrin spray cleared it in a couple of treatments. downside is it isn't cheap; usually about £7-£10 for a spray tin!

Good luck