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by VomMarischal on 08 January 2010 - 04:01
I REALLY don't want to spray my dogs' area, but I found about 30-40 black widows on the underside of one of the doghouses today. Does anybody know anything about controlling the little b@stards?
by melba on 08 January 2010 - 04:01
I have had the same problem and trust me, spraying is the lesser of the 2 evils. Haley still, after 2 years has a scar on her muzzle about 1.5 in in diameter. That was horrible. After you spray and let it dry I would also sprinkle DE where ever you can that will stay dry. Hope this helps. I wish I had taken pics of the damage.. started off as a pinprick and turned into ground beef over night. There was no escaping a trip to the vet and I know it was a Black Widow because I found several a few days later around the same area she had been in.
Melissa
Melissa
by MaggieMae on 08 January 2010 - 04:01
My answer to any creepy, crawly thingy is to pour Boiling Water on it !! For real -- it seems to do the trick.
by Bhaugh on 08 January 2010 - 04:01
Hate to be a downer but unless you spray the spiders directly most likely they wont die no matter what your told. In NV they are VERY common. Ive been told by bug men that unless you spray the insecticide directly on them, theyre not too much into dying. I find that a shoe works well. That way you know they are dead. Maybe not the most practible but better than waiting for them to come out at night with a can of Raid in your hand (Ive done that too)
by tuffscuffleK9 on 08 January 2010 - 06:01
Here in the deep south we battle Black Widow's and Brown Recluse year round as well as more common spiders.
Bhaugh is correct - if you don't make contact there will be no kill. And I am yet to find a poison with a residual. So, we do quite a bit of "spider stompen" 'round here.
With a problem big as yours - bring in a professional, or at least get them to mix-up your poison in your own sprayer. Our's will mix it for us and it saves a service call. But I had him come out initially so I would know where they hide.
PS: Never store anything in a black trash bag. Brown Recluse love them.
Good Luck,
Tuff
Bhaugh is correct - if you don't make contact there will be no kill. And I am yet to find a poison with a residual. So, we do quite a bit of "spider stompen" 'round here.
With a problem big as yours - bring in a professional, or at least get them to mix-up your poison in your own sprayer. Our's will mix it for us and it saves a service call. But I had him come out initially so I would know where they hide.
PS: Never store anything in a black trash bag. Brown Recluse love them.
Good Luck,
Tuff
by VomMarischal on 08 January 2010 - 16:01
Thanks everyone. Guess I know what I'm doing this weekend.
by melba on 08 January 2010 - 16:01
I thought DE is good for anything with an excoskeleton?? Diatomaceous Earth?
Yes, you are correct, the pesticides do not kill the buggers unless you spray it directly on them. My widows were hangind out in my carport in broad daylight.
Melissa
Yes, you are correct, the pesticides do not kill the buggers unless you spray it directly on them. My widows were hangind out in my carport in broad daylight.
Melissa
by Micky D on 08 January 2010 - 16:01
We've found the key to getting a Black Widow population under control (and it's a year to year process) is to hunt for their egg cases and then to destroy them. We burn the things. We live in a wooded area and eradicating the nasty things is a chronic problem.
An exterminator told me some years back that spray on surfaces doesn't bother spiders because they don't contact the surface with their bodies, only their feet. They don't absorb through their feet, unfortunately.
An exterminator told me some years back that spray on surfaces doesn't bother spiders because they don't contact the surface with their bodies, only their feet. They don't absorb through their feet, unfortunately.
by LAVK-9 on 08 January 2010 - 16:01
EEEWWWW I hate those things.I am in AZ and saw a few this summer when gardening.They got hosed and then squished. I haven't checked yet but maybe there are some natural elements oils or plants that will keep them away that aren't bad for the dogs. It is colder now up here so I don't see them but it is something to think about for the summer when that all come out again.
by Silbersee on 08 January 2010 - 17:01
Yuck, where do all of you live? I have seen a few black widows here and there (the one with the orange dot, right?) but we never had to worry about a bite.
I feel for you! I hate these things.
I feel for you! I hate these things.
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