Home and Garden No More Spiders 2 x Deterrent Repellent Spray (2 x 500ml)

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However, Oxford says: “I’m not aware that any plant acts as a spider repellent by exuding a scent. Some plants, in gardens, certainly offer better support for spider webs than others, but that’s not what we’re talking about.” Spiders do a great job as a natural insecticide, and provide food for numerous other organisms – mammals, reptiles, amphibians, predatory insects and birds,” enthuses Oxford. “Their venom is increasingly being investigated as a source of natural insecticides, and their silk can be used in medicine, for example as the scaffolding for artificial joints. The sheer aesthetic beauty of spiders themselves, and their webs, goes without saying.” You’re likely to be seeing many more spiders around your home at the moment – and while some people marvel at the beauty of their webs, others shudder at the sight of the creatures and desperately try to get rid of them.

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But Oxford says there’s no proof this will work. “Nothing wrong with doing this, but there’s absolutely no evidence that this or any other ‘remedy’ e.g. extract of conkers, will repel spiders.” Please don’t use flea spray as someone suggested. Completely understand you don’t want them as visible housemates but they’re brilliant creatures and we’d be in trouble without them. And as for using mint as a repellent, Oxford points out that several spider species, including the garden spider, often use the leaves of mint species as retreats in which to produce and guard their egg sacs, even though other, non-aromatic, plant species are available.

Taking two minutes to make your own spray using a citrus fruit such as lemon is cheaper, efficient, and it makes your bathroom smell amazing,” Holland says. Founded in 1997, 151 produces high quality ranges of household, DIY, art & craft, gardening and automotive products for competitive prices. With over 1,500 items, these innovative and useful 151... For him, this is a good thing and spiders are invaluable – not least because they perform the vital task of eating hordes of creepy-crawlies that you don’t want in your house.

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No more spiders Creates a natural barrier that will deter spiders from hanging webs but won’t hurt them. But do they work? We asked bathroom design expert George Holland from Victorian Plumbing and Oxford for their (often contrasting) thoughts on how to gently encourage spiders to scuttle off elsewhere. Here is what we discovered. Indoors: spray around window frames, doors, floors, tops of walls and other areas where spiders have been found. While not disputing the appeal of the resulting lemony aroma, Oxford says he’s not aware of any evidence that rubbing lemon peel acts as a spider repellent. Cat was not going to eat this thing - it thought about it and touched it but didn’t like the look of it at all!Plants such as mint, lemongrass or eucalyptus will not only elevate your bathroom interior but they’ll help ward off spiders as they hate these kind of aromas,” says Holland. Oxford says that if someone really wants to remove a spider, the best way to do it is to simply put a tumbler over it, slide a piece of card between the surface and the tumbler to trap the spider inside, and then let the spider go outside at some distance from the house. Spider expert and enthusiast Dr Geoff Oxford, honorary secretary of The British Arachnological Society (britishspiders.org.uk), explains that just a dozen or so out of Britain’s 670 spider species have jaws powerful enough to break human skin and, potentially, inject venom. But he stresses they’re not aggressive to humans, and will only attempt to bite as a last resort – and even then, most authenticated spider bites produce little or no reaction.