I was just going through old photo albums and there were about 4 dead ones and 1 live one in one of them.And the dead ones you could still poke without them crumbling or breaking at all so I'm guessing not dead too long.We've never had a real brown recluse problem before,the occasional one will pop up,but it was normally small,not about the size of a half dollar like these ones were.Does anybody know any good tricks to get rid of them?
We have 3 cats by the way so I don't want anything that could hurt them.
2007-02-01 06:54:52 · 5 answers · asked by rebel_gurl002 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
well get the hoover out , you need to clear away any boxes, cardboard that´s lying around fill up any crack´s that you have in the walls they say if you use yellow outside bulbs this stops the spiders coming in . true I don´t now , think the best thing is to give a good hoover around get rid of the old cobwebs as they live on dead insects so if you have less of them around they will have nothing to feed on . and as you say you have cats if they get bitten or yourselves not nice. PS read some where that furniture polish gets rid of them , true can´t tell
2007-02-01 07:10:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure they're brown recluses? Maybe you could post a picture.
If they are the real McCoys and therefore if it's worth the expense, an exterminator. Otherwise, hunt 'em down one by one with a can of Raid.
I don't know what time of year they lay eggs, but you'll want to hit them before then. A web search will tell you.
Take your beds apart down to the frames looking for them, cause thats when + where you'll roll over on one.
2007-02-01 15:09:01 · answer #2 · answered by dinotheorist 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Call Terminix or some other professional. We have those same spiders here in the south & we called the people at Terminix. It's worth a call. One spider you don't need in your home is a brown recluse. Be sure to check your shoes/slippers before slipping into them.
2007-02-01 15:42:33 · answer #3 · answered by Shortstuff13 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe the best way to dispose of these spiders for safety of your cats and the least expensive way would be to contact a pest control company. Good luck!
2007-02-01 15:31:57 · answer #4 · answered by Texeuless 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Call a professional exterminator. They will know how to kill them without hurting your cats.
2007-02-01 15:06:22 · answer #5 · answered by delhipops24 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋