What is the best way to get rid of spiders in the basement, living areas, and outside of the house?

Question

I want to do the work myself. Also, I do have a pet cat.

Answer 1

I know this sounds like it wouldn't work but get you about 20 hedgeapples and place them all the way around your house and it will get rid of the spiders and keep others from coming in. I swear to you this works. I know a lot of people including myself that have done it and never seen another spider in thier house.

Answer 2

No harmful chemicals, a novelty for the cat, and it will be interesting going into your basement every day.
Catch a bat and have it live in your basement!

Bats eat what?
• Most bats in Canada eat insects. As a matter of fact, one little brown bat can eat more than 600 mosquitoes in a single hour. Bats eat half their body weight a night (that would be like you or me eating 30 pizzas!).
• In other parts of the world bats eat strange things indeed. Some bats only eat fish, some bats eat other bats, some bats eat spiders.

Answer 3

Ortho Home Defense Max...works GR8!
http://www.orthohomedefense.com/scotts-sites/ortho-hdm/index.cfm?event=product

Answer 4

Bug bomb,but if you get rid of the spiders the other insects will run rampant,carpenter ants will move in and your house will be eaten.I personally don't believe in disturbing nature.

Answer 5

I use a indoor/outdoor spray called Real Kill & its safe for animals (once the area treated is dry.....which only takes a few minutes) you can get it at Home Depot. spray this stuff around the perimeter of your home .... the directions are easy to follow & it works really well.

Answer 6

Cant do anything outside your house.

Answer 7

get a person who love spiders and he or she will get it