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

[CBad]

I assume you’re saying you’re killing that many black widows outside the house, correct? If they are inside, I think it’s a no brainer that you have a big problem.

We have somewhat of a controlled black widow issue. My husband goes out with a blow torch and kills 3-4 every 3-4 months. So it’s fairly contained and there has never been one in the house. They also never come out during the day; they hide. I know their webs at this point so I can spot them, see the problem and tell my husband it’s blow torch time. I’ve never been able to see one during the day and I’ve really tried. Teach your kids to identify the web, the spider, the egg, and to not put their fingers into cracks where they hide.

If you continue killing them yourself, I highly recommend the blow torch! It works flawlessly, you don’t have to get too close, and you can kill the egg sacs easily too.

As for termites, we are on the “plan” for that but I have mixed feelings about it. Also as for tenting, that doesn’t kill subterranean termites which we have had. And by the way, for everyone with your nice, new, expensive wood floors, that’s where we got the subterranean suckers. We put down wood flooring in about 1/2 of our house and I’ll never put it in another room.

[Ricechex]

Spiders are REALLY tricky to get rid of. I have quarterly pest control and the spiders, they still come. BF goes out at night with flashlight and those big lighters and kills the black widows. (thought this post was his for a minute!) My pest control says that some chemical was banned 5 years ago, and so that is why spiders still come.

Water down as much as you can. Sweep daily. Keep bushes pruned and away from the house. You don’t want to give them anywhere to hide out. The good news is that the widows seem to be seasonal and when the temperature decreases, black widow sightings decrease as well.

[Ricechex]

Spiders are REALLY tricky to get rid of. I have quarterly pest control and the spiders, they still come. BF goes out at night with flashlight and those big lighters and kills the black widows. (thought this post was his for a minute!) My pest control says that some chemical was banned 5 years ago, and so that is why spiders still come.

Water down as much as you can. Sweep daily. Keep bushes pruned and away from the house. You don’t want to give them anywhere to hide out. The good news is that the widows seem to be seasonal and when the temperature decreases, black widow sightings decrease as well.

[Ricechex]

Spiders are REALLY tricky to get rid of. I have quarterly pest control and the spiders, they still come. BF goes out at night with flashlight and those big lighters and kills the black widows. (thought this post was his for a minute!) My pest control says that some chemical was banned 5 years ago, and so that is why spiders still come.

Water down as much as you can. Sweep daily. Keep bushes pruned and away from the house. You don’t want to give them anywhere to hide out. The good news is that the widows seem to be seasonal and when the temperature decreases, black widow sightings decrease as well.

[Ricechex]

Spiders are REALLY tricky to get rid of. I have quarterly pest control and the spiders, they still come. BF goes out at night with flashlight and those big lighters and kills the black widows. (thought this post was his for a minute!) My pest control says that some chemical was banned 5 years ago, and so that is why spiders still come.

Water down as much as you can. Sweep daily. Keep bushes pruned and away from the house. You don’t want to give them anywhere to hide out. The good news is that the widows seem to be seasonal and when the temperature decreases, black widow sightings decrease as well.

[Ricechex]

Spiders are REALLY tricky to get rid of. I have quarterly pest control and the spiders, they still come. BF goes out at night with flashlight and those big lighters and kills the black widows. (thought this post was his for a minute!) My pest control says that some chemical was banned 5 years ago, and so that is why spiders still come.

Water down as much as you can. Sweep daily. Keep bushes pruned and away from the house. You don’t want to give them anywhere to hide out. The good news is that the widows seem to be seasonal and when the temperature decreases, black widow sightings decrease as well.

[KIBU]

Oh gee, I will never be able to use blow torch for the spider for even outside the house.

Don’t you run the risk of torching your own house while killing the spider???

I am sure it’s effective for killing the eggs, but the risk for the collateral damage is remarkable.

I will probably have a one time spray for the spider, 155 dollars for these. The spider population outside my house (along walls) have decreased to only 2 that I can find today..

But it’s the eggs and also the ones in between walls which I worry about.

I will wash the garbage containers tomorrow. They are in there too.

[KIBU]

Oh gee, I will never be able to use blow torch for the spider for even outside the house.

Don’t you run the risk of torching your own house while killing the spider???

I am sure it’s effective for killing the eggs, but the risk for the collateral damage is remarkable.

I will probably have a one time spray for the spider, 155 dollars for these. The spider population outside my house (along walls) have decreased to only 2 that I can find today..

But it’s the eggs and also the ones in between walls which I worry about.

I will wash the garbage containers tomorrow. They are in there too.

[KIBU]

Oh gee, I will never be able to use blow torch for the spider for even outside the house.

Don’t you run the risk of torching your own house while killing the spider???

I am sure it’s effective for killing the eggs, but the risk for the collateral damage is remarkable.

I will probably have a one time spray for the spider, 155 dollars for these. The spider population outside my house (along walls) have decreased to only 2 that I can find today..

But it’s the eggs and also the ones in between walls which I worry about.

I will wash the garbage containers tomorrow. They are in there too.

[KIBU]

Oh gee, I will never be able to use blow torch for the spider for even outside the house.

Don’t you run the risk of torching your own house while killing the spider???

I am sure it’s effective for killing the eggs, but the risk for the collateral damage is remarkable.

I will probably have a one time spray for the spider, 155 dollars for these. The spider population outside my house (along walls) have decreased to only 2 that I can find today..

But it’s the eggs and also the ones in between walls which I worry about.

I will wash the garbage containers tomorrow. They are in there too.

[KIBU]

Oh gee, I will never be able to use blow torch for the spider for even outside the house.

Don’t you run the risk of torching your own house while killing the spider???

I am sure it’s effective for killing the eggs, but the risk for the collateral damage is remarkable.

I will probably have a one time spray for the spider, 155 dollars for these. The spider population outside my house (along walls) have decreased to only 2 that I can find today..

But it’s the eggs and also the ones in between walls which I worry about.

I will wash the garbage containers tomorrow. They are in there too.

[all]

Caulk cracks around doors and windows if you can.

I spray $3-4 worth of Ortho Home Defense Max outside the house every 3 months and it seems to be working. I draw a line where the foundation meets the ground and around doors and windows. I also spray the ground side of the top horizontal plank and the bottom of the fence.

My 6-year old likes to collect spiders. I sprayed the container once with Ortho and newly caught spiders would die quickly even weeks later. She thought all the spiders in the neighborhood are very sick.

[all]

Caulk cracks around doors and windows if you can.

I spray $3-4 worth of Ortho Home Defense Max outside the house every 3 months and it seems to be working. I draw a line where the foundation meets the ground and around doors and windows. I also spray the ground side of the top horizontal plank and the bottom of the fence.

My 6-year old likes to collect spiders. I sprayed the container once with Ortho and newly caught spiders would die quickly even weeks later. She thought all the spiders in the neighborhood are very sick.

[all]

Caulk cracks around doors and windows if you can.

I spray $3-4 worth of Ortho Home Defense Max outside the house every 3 months and it seems to be working. I draw a line where the foundation meets the ground and around doors and windows. I also spray the ground side of the top horizontal plank and the bottom of the fence.

My 6-year old likes to collect spiders. I sprayed the container once with Ortho and newly caught spiders would die quickly even weeks later. She thought all the spiders in the neighborhood are very sick.

[all]

Caulk cracks around doors and windows if you can.

I spray $3-4 worth of Ortho Home Defense Max outside the house every 3 months and it seems to be working. I draw a line where the foundation meets the ground and around doors and windows. I also spray the ground side of the top horizontal plank and the bottom of the fence.

My 6-year old likes to collect spiders. I sprayed the container once with Ortho and newly caught spiders would die quickly even weeks later. She thought all the spiders in the neighborhood are very sick.

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