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Hello,

We just moved to a new ground floor apartment. There is a terrace and a hedge which attracts a lot of unwanted wildlife.

Does anyone know any proven tips to get rid of spiders? People tell me just to get used to them because they eat other insects, but I really don't like walking and being caught up in webs, or spiders the size of my fist running across the floor.

I've read citrus, mint, lavender etc oils, but does anyone have any tried and tested things? These oils can be pretty pricey so don't want to keep getting things that don't work.

I should add that the apartment itself is very clean and uncluttered.

Thanks a lot, :)

I had ants coming in really badly in an old apartment. There was no way to seal everything off because the house was so old and the landlord refused to do anything or allow us to do anything. We ended up using Sevin dust (got it from Lowe's). It's a really potent insecticide so you need to be careful with it, but it really works. We sprinkled it in areas outside of the house where we thought the ants were coming in and it took care of most of the problem for very little money. Good luck!

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(Rating: 4) Hi, thanks for the advice and sorry for the delayed feedback. I had a look on the internet for Sevin Dust and it says that its useful against “Japanese Beetles, Ticks and Worms”, not spiders. But I will keep an eye out for similar products, thank you.
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