We just moved into a new house in NH 3 months ago and I know to expect a certain amount of "tenants" when a house has been vacant for many months.
But in the past 2 weeks I have seen 3, large, threatening looking spiders and one has been able to elude me and is hiding in my baseboard heating. How can I best keep the baseboard heating clear of creepy crawlies and how do I get this one out now?
2007-09-07 14:37:17 · 4 answers · asked by AZrunner 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Bugsie: Thats where I am! New resident to Amherst, NH from Tempe, AZ! Sadly, our vacuum didn't survive the move and with the all wood floors I've just been sweeping.
PS: Don't laugh, being from AZ, I've never had baseboard heating and I am very relieved that you can sort of dismantle it and get in there to clean. I admit, I was very worried about controling our dust bunny population.
2007-09-07 15:16:03 · update #1
It's getting to be fall and your going to see some biggies. Vaccuum the culprit out if you can't live with it. I tend to ignore them unless they are scary. If they are scary, I capture them and let them outside. Every now and then, I find one that has to be put to death.
We live in NE and in a rural area. We have plenty of spiders no matter what. It's really just the time of year. Buck up and get that vaccuum out.
Here is a fun website:
www.whatsthatbug.com
pages and pages of spiders and bugs.
2007-09-07 14:48:15 · answer #1 · answered by chuckyoufarley 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As far as I know the Brown Recluse is the only dangerous spider in New England. So don't worry on the poison account.
But, O.K. yuckie! Take the covers off the baseboard heaters and vacuum. Then do it again and again for about a week. That should take care of the spiders.
The heat will go on soon enough and take care of the rest.
Brown recluse, are not big and hairy and scarie...they are legs and all no bigger than a dime.
they have no hair,
and they have shiny black or dark brown bodies.
They make cob webs,
and if you approach them they will back up to avoid you!
Hey! My Married Child lives in Amherst N.H. wait until you find out HOW many ANT also live in N.H. you will consider the spider a friend after you get the ant invasion!
Mass. Native, and landscaper for my Nurse (ewe it's a bug!) Daughter!!!
2007-09-07 14:51:11 · answer #2 · answered by bugsie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Brown Recluse is not native to New England in fact we have no real posionus spiders indegnous to New England, there have been sightings of Nothern Black Widows in MA and NH but that wa sin the 1950's occationally the Brown Recluse will arive when someone relocates form the South or mid west and you hear about it. The black widow usaully arrives in shipments of fruit from CA or the South Western US. However neither spider has been proven to establish a long tern colony in New England the winters are simply too cold.
2015-07-31 14:14:00 · answer #3 · answered by mike c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
May sound weird but i think spiders are lucky and its best not to kill them. Clean away webs would best i can think. Also i live in vt and am not aware that we have any poisinous spiders in this part of country. As for other pests cats are best remedy for rodents. Also coming frosts will take care of most bugs
WELCOME TO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND nice to see neighbors on here
2007-09-07 14:48:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋