Arachnophobia? Repel Spiders, Kill Spiders Now
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How do you get rid of spiders naturally?
Repel Spiders Naturally
Do you want to know how to get rid of spiders? Do you want to repel spiders or to kill spiders? If you want a spider repellent, I have a natural spider repellent recipe for you! You can repel spiders so they don't return.There are no insecticides involved, and it is safe around most pets. Cats and dogs will not like the smell, but it is non-toxic when used correctly, and it is a safe, natural spider repellent. If you have arachnophobia, I know you may prefer to kill spiders than repel them, but this is a start.
Spiders may serve a useful purpose in nature, but I don't like them. Well, I don't mind them if they stay where they are suppose to, which is outside and not crawling around in my living quarters, or my hair. Sadly for me, I usually find them walking around on my living-room ceiling. My cats like to watch them, and sometimes catch them if they happen to be hanging down. My cats know how to kill spiders. :)
Do I have arachnophobia? I used to, very badly, but I seem to have outgrown it. Until I see a spider above my head.....
I don't relish getting trapped in the sticky webs or spiders, along with the remains of their last meal. I hate looking at my outside lights and seeing them loaded with webs. Moth pieces and insect particles don't belong glued to my house. Yep, I REALLY needed to find a good natural spider repellent.
I don't like going to my basement to retrieve dinner from the freezer, only to be bombarded by a cascade of baby spiders descending like tiny paratroopers. Doing my laundry is hazardous to my heart. How to get rid of spiders became a serious issue.
Nope, I just don't like them at all. Not quite arachnophobia, but still a tab alarmed at the sight of a medium or larger sized spider!
Photo changed from actual spider pic to a cute little cartoon spider. Sorry about freaking out my arachnophobic readers. I know how you feel when you see a photo of a real spider and I apologize for giving you the creeps. I hope this one is better.
Natural Spider Repellent
Nature to the Rescue!
Toxic pesticides have no place in my home. I have lots of pets and do not endanger them in that way.This can be a problem when your goal is to get rid of spiders and other insects. I only use natural products, so I needed a natural spider repellent.
I am also one of those people who don't kill things. I believe in the sanctity of all living things, creeping, crawling, swimming, flying, walking. Whatever it is, I respect its right to life. Well, most of the time anyways. Ants are another story entirely....
My problem was how to get rid of spiders safely without poisonous insecticides? What repels spiders but is safe to use around pets?
Homemade Spider Repellent
Citrus- Natures Spider Repellent!
Through my research on spiders, I found out that spiders actually taste with their feet, and as you know, they have eight of them! That makes creating a spider repellent more interesting. You have to repel spiders by using their sense of taste against them. Okay...so lets get ready to get rid of spiders!
What do spiders not like the taste of? What repels spiders through their sense of taste? Easy!
Spiders do not like the taste of citrus! Lemon, orange, lime, all repel spiders. It will not kill them, but it will discourage them from setting up home where their little feet can "taste" it.
What do spiders not like the taste of? What repels spiders through their sense of taste? Easy!
Spiders do not like the taste of citrus! Lemon, orange, lime, all repel spiders. It will not kill them, but it will discourage them from setting up home where their little feet can "taste" it.
How to Make your own Natural Spider Repellent.
Spider Be Gone Recipe Spray
So how do I get rid of spiders?Here is how to make a safe and natural spider repellent that is safe for the environment.
Spray it where spiders congregate, and you don't want them. Use this in corners, rafters, attics, basements and anywhere you want to outdoors. Use it around your outside lights, windows, anywhere you want to get rid of spiders.
You will need:
Not much to it, huh?
You have to use real essential oils though, not synthetics. Synthetics will not have the same citrus taste that spiders dislike. Don't buy anything called "fragrance oil". That will NOT get rid of spiders.
You can purchase essential oils many places, and they can be found quite easily online. Citrus essential oils are quite inexpensive, and lemon seems to be the most potent. I like the smell of orange best, but who cares as long as it works!
What is an essential oil?
Essential oils are aromatic volatile oils extracted from the leaves, stems, flowers, and other parts of plants. In the case of citrus essential oils, they are extracted from the peel.
They are not oily, despite their name, but watery feeling. Essential oils can stain some fabrics, so be careful if you spray them around furniture or clothing.
Fill a spray bottle with about a quart of water with a tablespoon of Lemon 100% Pure Essential Oil and then spray it around spider infested areas. Rain can wash it away pretty quickly outside, so a more frequent application will be necessary.
Since spraying my basement rafters with my lemon concoction, I have had no spiders return. I can hardly believe it, but it's been months and no spiders. Cool! Looks like a safe, non toxic, natural method of spider repellent to me. Yahhh!!!
Essential Oils to Repel Spiders Naturally
citrus oils for spider repellent
Here is a tip for Keeping Spiders OUT of your house. Make a mixture using either lemon or Orange Essential Oil and spray it across all your doorsteps and window sills. Reapply once a week or so just to keep spiders out of your house. They won't cross this barrier because as soon as they taste the orange or lemon essential oil, it will repel spiders naturally! Yahhh ~!! :))
These are the essential oils you can use to repel spiders naturally- safe and non toxic pest control.
These are the essential oils you can use to repel spiders naturally- safe and non toxic pest control.
Spider Time!
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Orange Oil to Repel Spiders Naturally
Non Toxic and Safe
LOOK what I JUST found!!!!
Orange Oil Concentrate will not only help you make a homemade spider repellent, but it also kills other bugs too! Try this on ants, mixed with Dr. Bronner's soap, water and some white vinegar. I tried this and that ant was dead in less than a second. Good stuff! Best yet, I didn't add deadly pesticides that would endanger my family and pets.
They now have this enormous bottle of Orange Oil Concentrate that you can use to make all the spider repellent sprays you want. This might actually end of being a more economical way to go, rather than the smaller bottles of essential oils.
No toxins, all natural, and SAFE! Organic pesticide in one handy bottle. Like I said before though- Cats REALLY do not like the smell of this, so you may just repel your own pets. Use cautiously around your animals.
So what you do is this, to make an all purpose bug killing spray that repels spiders as well-
Get a nice big empty spray bottle.
Fill about 1/2 of the way with plain water. Add in 1/2 cup white vinegar, three tablespoons of Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap, and about 8 tablespoons at least of the Orange Oil. ( I just noticed Dr. Bronner now has CITRUS soap as well!!! )
Spray to repel spiders and kill other insects.
Orange Oil Concentrate will not only help you make a homemade spider repellent, but it also kills other bugs too! Try this on ants, mixed with Dr. Bronner's soap, water and some white vinegar. I tried this and that ant was dead in less than a second. Good stuff! Best yet, I didn't add deadly pesticides that would endanger my family and pets.
They now have this enormous bottle of Orange Oil Concentrate that you can use to make all the spider repellent sprays you want. This might actually end of being a more economical way to go, rather than the smaller bottles of essential oils.
No toxins, all natural, and SAFE! Organic pesticide in one handy bottle. Like I said before though- Cats REALLY do not like the smell of this, so you may just repel your own pets. Use cautiously around your animals.
So what you do is this, to make an all purpose bug killing spray that repels spiders as well-
Get a nice big empty spray bottle.
Fill about 1/2 of the way with plain water. Add in 1/2 cup white vinegar, three tablespoons of Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap, and about 8 tablespoons at least of the Orange Oil. ( I just noticed Dr. Bronner now has CITRUS soap as well!!! )
Spray to repel spiders and kill other insects.
Orange Oil Concentrate
Amazon Price: (as of 05/27/2012)
Orange Oil Concentrate will not only help you make a homemade spider repellent, but it also kills other bugs too! I tried this on ants, mixed with Dr. Bronner's soap, water and some white vinegar. That ant was dead in less than a second. Good stuff!
Essential Oils
Try not to get the tiny bottles that are less than 1 ounce. That is a quite useless amount. Get at least a one ounce bottle of pure essential oils, NOT artificial lemon scented fragrance oil.
Lime & Orange essential oils
Any Citrus Oils work to repel spiders- so you can use lime, orange or lemon essential oils
*WARNING*
Don't allow any essential oil to come in contact with your pet. Although not directly toxic, as an insecticide is, they are irritating to the skin and have some other exceptions.
Essential oils can irritate the nasal passages of pets, and are especially annoying to cats. Cats should never have direct contact with essential oils of ANY kind, as their livers cannot metabolize them, and it can cause liver or kidney damage.
Keep your cat and dog away from sprayed areas until they are dry.
I have also heard that vinegar will work as well, diluted and sprayed in spider areas. Some people are making mixes with water with a splash of Dr. Bronner's Peppermint or Lavender Soap, and adding a few drops of citrus essential oils. I guess as long as it tastes bad to a spider, it will repel them.
Essential oils can irritate the nasal passages of pets, and are especially annoying to cats. Cats should never have direct contact with essential oils of ANY kind, as their livers cannot metabolize them, and it can cause liver or kidney damage.
Keep your cat and dog away from sprayed areas until they are dry.
I have also heard that vinegar will work as well, diluted and sprayed in spider areas. Some people are making mixes with water with a splash of Dr. Bronner's Peppermint or Lavender Soap, and adding a few drops of citrus essential oils. I guess as long as it tastes bad to a spider, it will repel them.
Don't want to make your own spider repellent?
spider control products that are natural and not harmful to yourself, the environment or your pets.
These have a similar base, with citrus oils that repel spiders. Looks good to me!
Don't want to make your own Spider Repellent?
Buy a GREAT Natural Spider repellent
This is an eco-friendly non toxic pest repellent. Works on spiders and other crawly creepy critters.
Orange Guard Inc 101 Orange Guard Home Pest Control
Amazon Price: $27.30 (as of 05/27/2012)
Orange guard is safe and non toxic pest control
Natural Non-Toxic Pest Control Products
Here are some products I located that work safely and are non-toxic.
Vacuums for BUGS???
OMG These are so cool. I had no idea these existed!
SPIDER and BUG Vaccums !!!!!!!!!!! No need to get too close to the creepy crawlers. Just SUCK THEM UP!!!
Trap em and toss em!
Spider Trappers! Once again, something else I was unaware of in the world of spider control!
Books on Natural Pest Control
These are some books I found on Amazon that tell you more about controlling bugs, rodents and other pests around your home. Safe, non-toxic and organic is always the best choice for a pesticide free environment.
Do you know that new born babies, when tested, have already shown alarming degrees of pesticides in their bodies? It comes from our food, the air, and our environment. Lets not keep poisoning the planet. Give natural pest control a chance and know you did a good thing.
Do you know that new born babies, when tested, have already shown alarming degrees of pesticides in their bodies? It comes from our food, the air, and our environment. Lets not keep poisoning the planet. Give natural pest control a chance and know you did a good thing.
Spiders Weaving Crazy Webs
Spiders on drugs. Check out how spiders spun their webs when they were exposed to different drugs.
Funny, that's exactly how caffeine makes ME feel!
Spideriffic Facts!
Spider Trivia
Spiders aren't insects.
Spiders have no bones. Their tough skin serves as a protective outer skeleton.
All spiders have 8 legs and all spin silk.
Spiders make silk inside their bodies, pulling it out with their legs from holes near their bottom.
Spiders eat only liquids. After injecting venom into their prey, it paralyzes it and turns it to a liquid, which they then drink.
If a spider isn't hungry it will wrap its' prey in webbing and save it for later.
Male spiders are usually smaller than the females.
After mating some female spiders eat the male. All in all, not a bad idea.
Natural Pest Control Books
Books that show you how to use natural pest control methods around your home and garden.
Arachnophobes unite!
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Emma
May 24, 2012 @ 9:34 pm | delete
- funniest freaking video ever! oh and thanks for the spider repellant tips(:
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Julie
May 10, 2012 @ 6:32 am | delete
- I was wondering would this invite other bugs that might like the citrus? Roaches perhaps?
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madeline voss
May 2, 2012 @ 11:34 pm | delete
- im like.. FREAKING OUT RIGHT NOW! im only 13, bt hav SERIOUS spider issues! its 11:30 at night an theres a medium sized hairy spider on my wall right by my bed! im afraid to sleep! i cant wake my parent up cuz they will KILL me for being up this late.. and im not going ANYWHERES near that thing! what do i do!!!!
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Protasker Apr 15, 2012 @ 12:49 pm | delete
- Some really great info here! I just picked up a spider at work, didn't KNOW it was a spider, or I would have NEVER touched it! Damn thing made my finger bleed, bit me so hard!! I hate spiders and can't get this picture out of my head!! To know this is all I need to do to keep them away, buying some NOW! Angel Blessed!
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themeanviolets Apr 13, 2012 @ 10:43 am | delete
- AHHHHHHHH!!! oh I mean... thank you...for the post... of pest elimination....or um...repellent. :-)
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miaponzo
Apr 2, 2012 @ 1:49 am | delete
- Wow!!! This is amazing!!! I never knew this! I really appreciate it because I can't stand spiders! (Plus the citrusy aroma energizes!) Blessed!
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martyp
Mar 27, 2012 @ 8:33 pm | delete
- My wife and kids are terrified of spiders. I did not know that they taste with feet and do not like citrus. Going to have to try that recipe this spring/summer. Thank you!
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ddt
Mar 9, 2012 @ 1:42 pm | delete
- your cartoon picture has too many legs on the spider. Spiders have 8 legs and two small limbs called pedipalps. Your spider has 10 long legs.
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Lady-in-the-window
Mar 15, 2012 @ 9:19 pm | delete
- Hhahaha oh my goodness you are so right! I tried to choose a non scary pic cause my readers kept telling me they were scared...LOL!!
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Kev
May 1, 2012 @ 2:30 pm | delete
- Hi, I am probably THE EXTREME Arachnopobe! Actually dont know a soul worse than me. I have thrown magazines with pictures, I scream when they appear suddonly on tv (I have NO IDEA what the sound is that comes out of me). I am in construction/maintenance, so you could imagime how I look to my co workers. I actually did jump off a second story ladder with a LIT propaine torch in my hand, I jumped out of a golf cart while driving it when I was surprised by one under my hand. I touched one on a peice of firewood, and literally froze for about a half an hour. I couldnt move! Just last night a spider was in a box I carried out of my bedroom that was about the size of a half dollor, somehow I leapfrogged over a coffee table and almost went through the wall on the other side of the room. and all I could think about the rest of the night was that thing was under my bed, for God knows how long! It is really bad and dangerous to anyone around me. I need to know if this really does repell them. I can not live with them and yes, i do wish they would all die or go to Mars! I probably need professional help as it gets worse the older I get. I am a 45 year old guy. Please tell me this really does work! Please!!
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