[Shop-talk] Spiders!

[Brian Kemp]

Jim - Had an ant invasion and used this:

https://store.doyourownpestcontrol.com/taurus-sc-insecticide

 From the page above:  In addition to termite control, Taurus SC 
controls a wide variety of insects including ants, roaches, centipedes, 
spiders, millipedes, ticks, and many more. It is labeled for barrier 
applications that target occasional invaders around structures.

Mixed it in a garden sprayer and soaked around the house perimeter about 
2 months ago.  No ants since.

The same seller sells it on Amazon, so you can read more reviews there.  
I'd rather profit go to the sellers, so I ordered direct from the link 
above.

Note that the directions say a severe treatment is only 1.2oz per gallon 
of water.  I used two gallons to go around the house and garage.

Brian

On 10/3/2020 7:44 AM, Jim Franklin wrote:
> My house is a split entry, and the "basement" has been finished. The left 1/3 is the garage and I've sealed it off as best I can from the other 2/3, but spiders are still getting in. Hundreds. Every time I vacuum them all up, it scatters the ones that were hiding and seems to breed more.
>
> The "basement" is ground level out front and about 2-3 feet underground in back. There is 4' of foundation wall and 4' of stud wall. It isn't completely finished so there are probably a few small holes where things can crawl under the siding, through the wall and into the basement. I certainly expect a few spiders but this is ridiculous. They are all the same 2 types - a very tiny gray one and a 1.5" gray one. I thought they might be reproducing faster than I could vacuum them but I read it takes a year for them to hit reproductive age.
>
> I'm in MA, in the suburbs, and this house was not cleaned for the 40 years the previous owner lived in it. I've been in it for 2 years. Could I still be dealing with his infestation or are they coming from somewhere else? Most importantly how do I stop them? I almost can't have people over. They are in every corner of every room. I'd rather implent physical measures than chemical.
>
> As an afterthought, oddly the garage doesn't have that many. Maybe an average number.
>
> thanks,
> jim
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