If you have encountered spiders outdoor and you are assuming that they won’t get in, you are probably mistaken. They can certainly enter your house through cracks and under the doors. Spiders seek warm and dry conditions to thrive and nothing could be better than a home that offer cozy and warm environment to them.
Our pest control Hamilton experts have summed up a few tips helping homeowners in eliminating spiders safely from their premises.
Eliminate spiders by:
- Keeping the porch lights off. Bugs and moths get attracted towards the porches that are favorite food of spiders. Spiders may get attracted towards the bugs and moths entering your home.
- Get rid of cracks and nooks.
- Eucalyptus sprigs works wonder in repelling the spiders outside. You can also sprinkle strong smelling species to chase them away around the home perimeter.
- You can make a spider repellent with regular table salt and water. Spray the mixture at the corners, hidden areas and cracks of the home.
- Spray salted water in the bushes, flowers and other outside equipments of your house.
- You can use mixture of herbal oils such as lavender, cinnamon, peppermint or tea tree oil for killing spiders.
Other Effective Products Available in the Market
Following are some of the effective products that can also exterminate these eight-legged invaders:
Spider Repellents – Spider repellents can be used in indoors and outdoors. There are many outdoor repellents that are a bit stronger available in pest control shops. Repellents have poisonous substance that kills the spider the moment they come in contact with them. These can also harm your indoor plants. Thus, use natural repellents, if you don’t want to put any deleterious substance over your plants.
Contact Sprays – Contact sprays need to be sprayed on the spiders and spiders web. However, spiders prefer to hide themselves at the unseen areas and it is sometimes hard to reach their location to spray the insecticide.
Aerosol Sprays – Aerosol sprays used in garages, basements and in other hidden areas where you find spiders’ webs. Aerosol sprays are really effective if you want to get rid of large infestation of spiders.
Web Eliminators
Web eliminators are used as contact pesticides and can be easily applied to metal, brick, wood and other surfaces. They are used in homes, offices, schools etc. The product doesn’t need any concentrate and is ready to use. Spray web eliminator directly on spiders, the time you notice them.
All the above mentioned tips will surely help homeowners from preventing these lodgers invading their homes. In case, the problem is severe, you can seek guidance from reliable pest control service providers in Toronto.
We, at Pestex.ca, provide a wide range of pest control services for both residential and commercial establishments. Our certified pest control experts offer excellent tailor-made solutions ensuring complete extermination of pests from your home.