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Fleas were starting to take over my house so bad my cats would stay clear of the rugs on there trips around the house. I bought some bombs, and set them off. The label said I may have to do it a few times to get them all. For three days I didn't see anything moving, just a few fleas. But now I have these spiders every where. I call them cellar spiders, because that is were I use to see them. But now they are ever were. Did the bug bombs wake them up.
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Hi Edward,
No I don't think that's the case because it is is easy to kill spiders with nearly any insecticide, provided they are contacted with it directly. Spiders do not clean themselves and because they walk on tip toes, insecticide usually will not get in them unless directly sprayed.
The most logical solution for ridding a home of spiders is to eliminate their food (which is also their source of liquid). I'm thinking that your flea treatment cut down or eliminated their food source and they are actively seeking it elsewhere.
Done right, you shouldn't see new fleas if the product you use contains an insect growth regulator (IGR/ most flea products contain them) but frequently, people who use them fail to vacuum thoroughly. Vacuuming actually agitates unborn flea eggs causing them to hatch early; improving your results. Vacuuming after gets live and dead fleas...just remember to seal and remove the vacuum bag right away!
No I don't think that's the case because it is is easy to kill spiders with nearly any insecticide, provided they are contacted with it directly. Spiders do not clean themselves and because they walk on tip toes, insecticide usually will not get in them unless directly sprayed.
The most logical solution for ridding a home of spiders is to eliminate their food (which is also their source of liquid). I'm thinking that your flea treatment cut down or eliminated their food source and they are actively seeking it elsewhere.
Done right, you shouldn't see new fleas if the product you use contains an insect growth regulator (IGR/ most flea products contain them) but frequently, people who use them fail to vacuum thoroughly. Vacuuming actually agitates unborn flea eggs causing them to hatch early; improving your results. Vacuuming after gets live and dead fleas...just remember to seal and remove the vacuum bag right away!
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pcwriter, thanks a lot for your reply, I was at a lost for where all these spiders were coming from. So is what you are saying, the bombs won't have killed the spiders along with the fleas.
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Hi Edward,
That is what I am saying, unless they were exposed to it directly. My guess is that they were not...we are talking about creepy spiders!
When I worked in the pest industry, to get rid of spiders the first step was killing their food (you have done that). Next, I would place out glue boards (plenty of them depending on the situation of course) to try to narrow down where they were coming from. It kinda works like laying out bread crumbs in reverse...I remove the glue boards that didn't catch any.
Once the source is narrowed down to one area then I could concentrate my efforts...sealing gaps/cracks, applying insecticide, etc.
That is what I am saying, unless they were exposed to it directly. My guess is that they were not...we are talking about creepy spiders!
When I worked in the pest industry, to get rid of spiders the first step was killing their food (you have done that). Next, I would place out glue boards (plenty of them depending on the situation of course) to try to narrow down where they were coming from. It kinda works like laying out bread crumbs in reverse...I remove the glue boards that didn't catch any.
Once the source is narrowed down to one area then I could concentrate my efforts...sealing gaps/cracks, applying insecticide, etc.