Last night on Kim and Aggie, they mentioned a way of keeping spiders out of your house. It was something about a damp cloth and citrusline?citrutine? Can anyone tell me what this is and where i might get it?

I'll do anything to keep spiders out of my house, I am terrified of them!

Thanks

glad you asked this,i didn't get the correct saying of the word either,i don't like spiders either,i was thinking if it smelt okish i could just spray it on the walls in the bedroom,hopefully someone on here will know what is it.

Citronella oil mixed with some water in a spray bottle. Don't use it neat, it'll stain everything. Smells of lemon. If you use citronella candles in the summer, the midgets will keep away, too, when you're sitting in the garden or have the window open.

Is it one of the essential oils that you can get at a health shop?

i have done exactly what kim and aggie said andmay i say it works a treat!

thanks white rose,i think it can be bought in a essential oil like jenny said.

You can buy it in good health shops, it's very strong

I heard that conkers kept spiders away.

Oh yes, and copper coins keep ants away.

*silently pulls out pin with teeth*

^^^ stop posting in here and get bk to my question i canrt stay up all night u no

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Originally posted by carol2:
Oh yes, and copper coins keep ants away.

Not heard that tip before Carol2, will remember it if we have any in future. Thanks

Get a tissue and grab it and SQUISHit! HAHAHHAHA
oh God im too evil

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Originally posted by fatbird:

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Originally posted by carol2:
Oh yes, and copper coins keep ants away.

Not heard that tip before Carol2, will remember it if we have any in future. Thanks

My MIL has 2p coins in the corners of her rooms and says they work - but maybe it's an old wives tale!!

It's worth trying, be different if it was £50 notes that kept them out! Haven't seen many ants this year, although next door had a nest of them last year & some of them visited us too.

I have an essential oil blend that repels insects, 2 parts lemongrass oil to 1 part each of thyme, lavender and peppermint oils. It works really well, smells lovely and have used it camping, in the garden and in the house occasionally too.

We recently moved into a barn conversion, it's lovely but there are spiders everywhere! I don't mind them so much as the mess they leave behind them. I don't really want to apply anything over the walls to repel them, don't mind just evicting them and clearing up their cobwebs and hopefully they'll get the right idea.

What do people use to clear away cobwebs? I've just been using my regular duster (as in yellow cloth duster) but it does make it all yucky.

My Pledge Fluffy Duster - does get yucky, but is pretty thorough and you can bin it afterwards.

Your essential oil sounds nice LMD, did you make it yourself? Hope you get rid of the cobwebs

i bought some today,does anyone know how much water and how many drops i should use,thanks