OT: Pest control: is it necessary to get the yearly deal versus do it yourselve, how about do nothing ?

[KIBU]

I got some black widow spiders problem. Wonder if I should get that yearly pest control. They are expensive, cost 1-1.50 per day per year (400-550).

Any advice is appreciated. Right now, I go around my house with a flash light and a stick and kill about 10-15 spiders a night but I think it may be a losing battle since evolution of the number of eggs probably favor them….and I am taking about half an hour to kill the ones I see.

[Coronita]

Depends on how bad your problem is.

The things that I did when I declared war on bugs was

1)Cut all vegetation right along the house. Previous owner planted plants/shrubs right along the house…So either I removed them or replaced them with desert plants. The issue was the original plants/shrubs required a lot of water which became a magnet for bugs during hot weather

2)If you have any vines/plants that grow along the wall and/or wrap around a beam/etc, it’s best to remove that. Previous owner had ivy vines growing up and down the side of the house. Baddddd…

3)If your home isn’t too big, you can first try to buy a bug sprayer can and get some spectracide.
Something like http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=bug+sprayer&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=4705210968067329077&ei=Tsh4TPOtB422sAPAor3tCg&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQ8wIwAA#

http://www.spectracide.com/ProductCategories/OutdoorInsecticide/TriazicideSoilTurfConcentrates/

I ended up getting a guy that lives in north county called Zotco Exterminator. Hewas pretty reasonable: $250ish for one time, guarantee to work for 1 year. If it doesn’t he comes back for free.

[Coronita]

Depends on how bad your problem is.

The things that I did when I declared war on bugs was

1)Cut all vegetation right along the house. Previous owner planted plants/shrubs right along the house…So either I removed them or replaced them with desert plants. The issue was the original plants/shrubs required a lot of water which became a magnet for bugs during hot weather

2)If you have any vines/plants that grow along the wall and/or wrap around a beam/etc, it’s best to remove that. Previous owner had ivy vines growing up and down the side of the house. Baddddd…

3)If your home isn’t too big, you can first try to buy a bug sprayer can and get some spectracide.
Something like http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=bug+sprayer&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=4705210968067329077&ei=Tsh4TPOtB422sAPAor3tCg&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQ8wIwAA#

http://www.spectracide.com/ProductCategories/OutdoorInsecticide/TriazicideSoilTurfConcentrates/

I ended up getting a guy that lives in north county called Zotco Exterminator. Hewas pretty reasonable: $250ish for one time, guarantee to work for 1 year. If it doesn’t he comes back for free.

[Coronita]

Depends on how bad your problem is.

The things that I did when I declared war on bugs was

1)Cut all vegetation right along the house. Previous owner planted plants/shrubs right along the house…So either I removed them or replaced them with desert plants. The issue was the original plants/shrubs required a lot of water which became a magnet for bugs during hot weather

2)If you have any vines/plants that grow along the wall and/or wrap around a beam/etc, it’s best to remove that. Previous owner had ivy vines growing up and down the side of the house. Baddddd…

3)If your home isn’t too big, you can first try to buy a bug sprayer can and get some spectracide.
Something like http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=bug+sprayer&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=4705210968067329077&ei=Tsh4TPOtB422sAPAor3tCg&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQ8wIwAA#

http://www.spectracide.com/ProductCategories/OutdoorInsecticide/TriazicideSoilTurfConcentrates/

I ended up getting a guy that lives in north county called Zotco Exterminator. Hewas pretty reasonable: $250ish for one time, guarantee to work for 1 year. If it doesn’t he comes back for free.

[Coronita]

Depends on how bad your problem is.

The things that I did when I declared war on bugs was

1)Cut all vegetation right along the house. Previous owner planted plants/shrubs right along the house…So either I removed them or replaced them with desert plants. The issue was the original plants/shrubs required a lot of water which became a magnet for bugs during hot weather

2)If you have any vines/plants that grow along the wall and/or wrap around a beam/etc, it’s best to remove that. Previous owner had ivy vines growing up and down the side of the house. Baddddd…

3)If your home isn’t too big, you can first try to buy a bug sprayer can and get some spectracide.
Something like http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=bug+sprayer&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=4705210968067329077&ei=Tsh4TPOtB422sAPAor3tCg&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQ8wIwAA#

http://www.spectracide.com/ProductCategories/OutdoorInsecticide/TriazicideSoilTurfConcentrates/

I ended up getting a guy that lives in north county called Zotco Exterminator. Hewas pretty reasonable: $250ish for one time, guarantee to work for 1 year. If it doesn’t he comes back for free.

[Coronita]

Depends on how bad your problem is.

The things that I did when I declared war on bugs was

1)Cut all vegetation right along the house. Previous owner planted plants/shrubs right along the house…So either I removed them or replaced them with desert plants. The issue was the original plants/shrubs required a lot of water which became a magnet for bugs during hot weather

2)If you have any vines/plants that grow along the wall and/or wrap around a beam/etc, it’s best to remove that. Previous owner had ivy vines growing up and down the side of the house. Baddddd…

3)If your home isn’t too big, you can first try to buy a bug sprayer can and get some spectracide.
Something like http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=bug+sprayer&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=4705210968067329077&ei=Tsh4TPOtB422sAPAor3tCg&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQ8wIwAA#

http://www.spectracide.com/ProductCategories/OutdoorInsecticide/TriazicideSoilTurfConcentrates/

I ended up getting a guy that lives in north county called Zotco Exterminator. Hewas pretty reasonable: $250ish for one time, guarantee to work for 1 year. If it doesn’t he comes back for free.

[sdduuuude]

I had some friends spray for black widows this year also. Possible it is one of those things where this year it is black widows due to the weather or something. If you haven’t had them in previous years, I would guess that the 1-time cleaning would do the trick.

Termites, on the other hand, I like the idea of the annual thing.

[sdduuuude]

I had some friends spray for black widows this year also. Possible it is one of those things where this year it is black widows due to the weather or something. If you haven’t had them in previous years, I would guess that the 1-time cleaning would do the trick.

Termites, on the other hand, I like the idea of the annual thing.

[sdduuuude]

I had some friends spray for black widows this year also. Possible it is one of those things where this year it is black widows due to the weather or something. If you haven’t had them in previous years, I would guess that the 1-time cleaning would do the trick.

Termites, on the other hand, I like the idea of the annual thing.

[sdduuuude]

I had some friends spray for black widows this year also. Possible it is one of those things where this year it is black widows due to the weather or something. If you haven’t had them in previous years, I would guess that the 1-time cleaning would do the trick.

Termites, on the other hand, I like the idea of the annual thing.

[sdduuuude]

I had some friends spray for black widows this year also. Possible it is one of those things where this year it is black widows due to the weather or something. If you haven’t had them in previous years, I would guess that the 1-time cleaning would do the trick.

Termites, on the other hand, I like the idea of the annual thing.

[Coronita]

[quote=sdduuuude]I had some friends spray for black widows this year also. Possible it is one of those things where this year it is black widows due to the weather or something. If you haven’t had them in previous years, I would guess that the 1-time cleaning would do the trick.

Termites, on the other hand, I like the idea of the annual thing.[/quote]

There is an annual thing for termites?

[Coronita]

[quote=sdduuuude]I had some friends spray for black widows this year also. Possible it is one of those things where this year it is black widows due to the weather or something. If you haven’t had them in previous years, I would guess that the 1-time cleaning would do the trick.

Termites, on the other hand, I like the idea of the annual thing.[/quote]

There is an annual thing for termites?

[Coronita]

[quote=sdduuuude]I had some friends spray for black widows this year also. Possible it is one of those things where this year it is black widows due to the weather or something. If you haven’t had them in previous years, I would guess that the 1-time cleaning would do the trick.

Termites, on the other hand, I like the idea of the annual thing.[/quote]

There is an annual thing for termites?

[Coronita]

[quote=sdduuuude]I had some friends spray for black widows this year also. Possible it is one of those things where this year it is black widows due to the weather or something. If you haven’t had them in previous years, I would guess that the 1-time cleaning would do the trick.

Termites, on the other hand, I like the idea of the annual thing.[/quote]

There is an annual thing for termites?

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