Do you like spiders? Yes? Then you’re an exception, not the rule. Because most people cringe or grimace at the sight of a spider. And when you have babies, toddlers, pets, and elderly at home, it becomes all the more important to keep these eight-legged creepy crawlies out. Spiders look for food and shelter inside your home, especially in warm places.
Spiders, in general, are venomous, so it’s best to keep them out of your home. Sure, there are some species of spiders that are totally harmless, but do you really want these eight-legged creatures to crawl all over your house? So it’s in your best interest to keep these insects far away from your home. There are bug sprays and insect repellents available in the market, but these most definitely contain harmful chemicals. Therefore, natural is the way to go.
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Home remedies to get rid of spiders
Here are some effective home remedies to get rid of spiders from your home.
1. Baking soda
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Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, and is also a natural pesticide.
Remedy
- Sprinkle baking soda in the corners of your kitchen, near doors and windows, on kitchen racks, and other places you notice spiders infesting.
2. Black pepper
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Black pepper has a strong taste and smell, which make it quite effective in keeping spiders at bay.
Remedy
- Add about 2-3 teaspoons of black pepper powder to 3-4 cups of water in a spray bottle. Shake well and spray it all around your home to keep spiders, bugs, lizards, and other pesky insects away from your home.
Pro tip: Keep out of reach of children. Also, cover your nose and mouth with a cloth, and wear protective goggles while spraying it.
3. Cedar
Cedar is an amazing deterrent for spiders. The smell makes it repellent to spiders.
Remedies
- Sprinkle cedar chips around your home where you suspect spider activity.
- Use cedar chest or cabinets or hangers to keep spiders away.
4. Chestnuts
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Chestnuts are known to be quite effective in driving away spiders from your home.
Remedy
- Place a few chestnuts around your home, along the baseboards, near doors and windowsills, and any other place you suspect of spider activity. Spiders are driven away quite successfully with this remedy.
5. Cloves
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Cloves have a pungent aroma that is repellent to spiders and other insects, making them one of the most effective home remedies to get rid of spiders.
Remedies
- Place cloves in places where you suspect spiders hide.
- Add a few drops of clove oil to about 4 cups of water in a spray bottle and shake well. Spray this all around your home to keep these creepy crawlies out of your home.
- Grind about 10-12 cloves to get a fine powder. Mix this with 4-5 cups of water in a spray bottle and shake well. Use this to spray around your home to make it spider-free.
6. Eucalyptus oil
Eucalyptus has a very strong smell, which is exactly what spiders hate.
Remedies
- Place a few drops of eucalyptus oil in corners, cracks, nooks where you’ve seen spider activity. The smell alone will help drive away spiders successfully.
- Place eucalyptus leaves in your closets, cabinets, drawers, and under large furniture to get rid of spiders.
7. Garlic
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Garlic has a pungent odor and taste, which make it repellent to spiders.
Remedy
- Blend together 10-12 garlic cloves with a bit of water to extract its juice. Mix this with 2-3 cups of water and stir well. Spray this using a spraying bottle around your home, especially any corners and nooks where you think spiders may reside.
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8. Lavender oil
Lavender oil is another essential oil that is repellent to spiders.
Remedies
- Dip Q-tips in lavender oil and place the around your home where you’ve seen spiders, to drive them away.
- Add a few drops of lavender oil to cracks, nooks, and corners where there are spiders to keep them away.
- Fill a flower vase with water, add 5 drops of lavender oil to it, and put fresh flowers in it. The lavender oil aroma will keep spider at bay.
9. Lemon
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Lemon has citric acid, and a strong smell that is repellent to spiders and other small bugs.
Remedies
- Mix the juice of 2 lemons with half a bottle of water and stir well. Pour this into a spray bottle and use it to spray it all around your home to keep spiders away.
- Cut strips of lemon peel and dry them in the sun. When they’re completely dry, powder them and sprinkle this powder in all the nooks and crannies you think spiders use to enter your home.
10. Liquid dish soap
Most liquid dish soaps contain lemon in them, which are repellent to spiders. Since it’s just dish soap, they won’t be harmful to you or your hands. You can even use this remedy in your kitchen cabinets and racks to get rid of spiders.
Remedy
- Mix a few drops of liquid dish soap in 2 cups of water and stir well. Pour this into a spray bottle and spray it all over your house, especially the kitchen cabinets and racks. You can also spray this on plants, to disturb the spiders’ egg cycles.
11. Mint tea
A natural, pleasant way to get rid of spiders is to brew mint tea. While the smell and taste of mint tea is appealing to humans, it is repellent to spiders. They run in the opposite direction to mint tea.
Remedies
- Place mint tea bags around your home where you suspect spider activity.
- Brew fresh mint tea and let its aroma permeate your home to drive spiders away.
12. Orange
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Just like lemon, orange is a citrus fruit too, which is repellent to spiders and other bugs.
Remedies
- Cut and dry orange peels in the sun, till they’re completely dry. Put them in a blender to get a fine powder. Sprinkle this orange peel powder around your home where you suspect of spider activity, to help drive them away from your home.
- Place orange peels around your home, where you’ve seen spider activity.
13. Peppermint oil
Peppermint oil has a pungent odor, which helps drive away spiders.
Remedies
- Add about 20 drops of peppermint oil to about 5 cups of water and stir well. Pour it into a spray bottle and spray it all around your home – in cracks, nooks, crannies, gaps, and any corners you’ve seen spiders in.
- Dip a Q-tip in peppermint oil and place it in areas where there are spiders. It will help drive away spiders quite efficiently.
14. Salt
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Although without salt, any food tastes bland, it is poisonous to spiders. Also, it is a safe, easy, and natural way to get rid of spiders.
Remedies
- Mix about 3 teaspoons of salt in 4 cups of water and stir well. Pour this salt solution into a spray bottle and spray it all over your house, from corners to nooks to any crannies.
- Sprinkle salt to run spiders away from your home.
15. Tea tree oil
Tea tree oil is another essential oil that works amazingly well in keeping spiders away from your home.
Remedy
- Add a few drops of tea tree oil to 2 cups of white vinegar and stir well. Pour them into a spray bottle and shake well. Use it to spray around your home where you’ve seen spider activity.
16. Tobacco
Tobacco is actually a very effective way to drive spiders away from your home. The smell of tobacco is repellent to spiders, which prevents them from entering your home.
Remedies
- Slice open a cigarette and sprinkle the tobacco around your home where you’ve noticed spider activity. This will keep the spiders and other bugs away.
- Soak the contents of a couple of cigarettes in 2 cups of water for a few hours. Pour this into a spray bottle and spray it around your home to get rid of spiders once and for all.
17. Turmeric
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Turmeric is an excellent natural remedy to get rid of spiders from your home. It contains anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, antiseptic, and anti-viral properties, all of which combined will help you drive away spiders effectively.
Remedy
- Sprinkle turmeric powder around your home, in the corners, along the baseboard, on windowsills, near doors and ventilation system, in kitchen cabinets and racks, and so on to help get rid of them successfully.
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18. White vinegar
White vinegar contains acetic acid, which acts as a natural insect repellent against spiders.
Remedy
- Mix 1 cup of white vinegar with 2 cups of water. Stir well and pour it into a spray bottle. Use this to spray around your house where you think the spiders enter your home, like the doors, windows, ventilation system, and so on.
These are all the most effective home remedies to get rid of spiders naturally. For more updates on home remedies, health tips, and fitness secrets, subscribe to our newsletter today!
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