unwanted spiders
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unwanted spiders
I have spiders, every where, and can't seem to get rid of them. There has always been a few in the cellar, but now the cellar is over run with them, and they are starting to show up in other parts of the house. Last spring the beginning of summer, I had to bomb the house 2 weeks in a row to get rid of a flee problem. And since then the spider problem has taking off. I don't know what kind they are, I call them cellar spider, because I have seen them a lot in different cellar here and there. There bodies are kind of small, and they have really long legs. And they can build a web in no time. I use the shop vac at least once a week, or my wife won't do the wash. They really need to go, I am getting tired of stopping what I am doing, or come home from work just to kill a spider. And now she has the kids scared, and some time I think the cats even run.
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An excellent material for spiders is the active ingredient: Lambda-cyhalothrin. It is a micro-encapsulated pyrethrin. Safe and long lasting. You buy the concentrate and mix with water. Apply with a hand held compressed air sprayer. The brand names that are available over the counter are many; here are some off the top of my head (on a Friday afternoon please understand): Border, Demand, Cyonara,. The box-stores have it too; check the active ingredients. Buy the concentrate only and mix it yourself. Much cheaper.
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I guess you could say I have a moisture problem in the basement. Over the past twelve years I have burned up 4 dehumidifiers. The past two months or so, I have been pumping on the ave of thirty gallons a week. And what is a camel cricket, I have never heard of such a thing.