Spider control...not to kill but to keep out

[beavercreek]

Now don't get me wrong, I like spiders and they do a great job keeping the pests down but...

There are certain places that I would like to keep them away from....my buildings (ones that have open doors etc) and rolling stock (they love the underneath areas) that are left out all year. It is infuriating that when cleaning away leaves and other light detritus, that it all gets a bit tangled up with spider silk and is more difficult to budge.
Is there a good deterrent for spiders (the chestnut tree conker doesn't work).

 

[tramcar trev]

There are outdoor surface sprays that will deter spiders for around 3 - 6 months. Or you could get some pyrethrum daisies and plant were you don't want insects or buy concentrated pyrethrum liquid, mix it with water and then spray it around...

 

[Madman]

But be careful you don't mess up Charlotte's Web

 

[vsmith]

Sorry but the spider goes where the spider goes, short of poison sprays I dont know of anything other than frequent cleaning to keep them away.

 

[Tony]

Is not liking spiders called akne phobia in which case my teenage boy has some cream in the bathroom to get rid of that..... but if it's the web that's the problem ....... turn off your router..... but print this before you do otherwise you won't be able to read my advise . Sorry can't be more helpfully mike though wasn't Spiderman afraid of cryptonite or was that someone else in tights ........ oh yes that was batman....... you havnt a problem with bats then have you........

 

[Zerogee]

Naaah, Tony, it's Anoraknophobia.... or is that fear of trainspotters...?



Jon.

 

[Tony]

That's it Jon my son in law drives a class66 and he gets an allergic reaction to them if they jump out from behind a bridge parapit
. i believe that's called anoraktic shock

 

[GAP]

Now don't get me wrong, I like spiders and they do a great job keeping the pests down but...

There are certain places that I would like to keep them away from....my buildings (ones that have open doors etc) and rolling stock (they love the underneath areas) that are left out all year. It is infuriating that when cleaning away leaves and other light detritus, that it all gets a bit tangled up with spider silk and is more difficult to budge.
Is there a good deterrent for spiders (the chestnut tree conker doesn't work).

You could give these a try.

http://www.ehow.com/way_5410696_homemade-spider-repellent.html

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Spider-Repellent-at-Home

 

[daveyb]

There is an electronic device that supposed to keep them away,,,

I get them in a shed and I looked in to it must send out ultra sound etc

would it work outside????

 

[Rhinochugger]

There are sprays, that do work, and are often sold by boat chandlers

When my eldest son had a chandlery, he gave one to my arachnaphobic daughter as a Christmas present for a joke - but she found it really effective

 

[mike]

get animal that eats spiders..

 

[KeithT]

There is an electronic device that supposed to keep them away,,,

I get them in a shed and I looked in to it must send out ultra sound etc

would it work outside????

One of the best of these is Pest Clear Electromagnetic made or distributed by Brighter Images (!) Ireland. It will only work indoors though.

 

[Enginehouse]

We bred spiders for many years. Some can be extremely aggressive if disturbed. There is a silly idea that our native (to the UK) spiders are harmless. Not so! A spider bite can cause a form of fasciitis and thus result in permanent damage, scarring and in extreme cases surgical removal of tissue and possibly amputation.

Easy and cheap way to keep spiders at bay is an annual paraffin wash or light spray over critical areas. Outdoors of course it's quite difficult to treat areas that are regularly rain washed. As for electronic gizmos that are supposed to work (akin to faith healing) you either "see" a benefit or you don't. My tarantulas used to ignore them completely. In fact we had three different types of device running under test in a shed for months with spiderlings walking all over them with no effect whatsoever.

 

[a98087]

Don't worry the real railway also suffers a lot with spider and animal ingress.

I've had to remove all sort off animals, from railway signalling equipment over the years


Dan

 

[PhilP]

spiderex.co.uk for Midas Spider EX spray.. Used for CCTV cameras etc to keep the footprints off!

Phil.

 

[KeithT]

As for electronic gizmos that are supposed to work (akin to faith healing) you either "see" a benefit or you don't. My tarantulas used to ignore them completely. In fact we had three different types of device running under test in a shed for months with spiderlings walking all over them with no effect whatsoever.

I understand what you say about some electronics gismos but the one I quoted has worked for us for several years. It sends varying high frequency pulses through the mains electric cabling. A spider might appear but always beats a retreat within hours.
The other types which claim to emit h/f sound are rubbish. I have tried cat scarers and found cats sitting in front of them and a fox scarer to protect the chickens but found fox droppings on the ark less than 3ft from the "scarer".

 

[beavercreek]

Thanks lads for the input.
As all the areas are outside and most are not in direct rain I will try the spray of citrus then if not successful I will try the spidrex stuff.
Not wanting to kill the little beasties and not being able to use the indoor electronic jobbies, it will be a deterrent that is the name of the game.
If their webs were not so sticky and gummed up the leaves, petals etc, I would not be bothered about them, but as I have a lot of detail on the layout I would like to be able to clean it a little quicker than it takes now with all them pesky spider constructed traps..

 

[PhilP]

Are they the ones that bite you on the bum if you don't use a dunny stick?

 

[Eaglecliff]

No, I thought it was just an old wives' tale at first, but I can now state without fear of contradiction that a few freshly-gathered horse-chestnuts (conkers) in the corners of our rooms have kept the little dears at bay from last Autumn until about a month ago, by which time the nuts had dried up. No scary spiders, no unsightly webs hanging from the ceiling, lurking in dark corners, nowhere. I don't see why it wouldn't work outdoors although the effect may last for a shorter time. Lots of H/C trees round Derbyshire - just get there before the kids!

 

[simon@mgr]

Are they the ones that bite you on the bum if you don't use a dunny stick?

The song Redback On The Toilet Seat springs to mind.