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Eight tips to Spider-proof your home

Fill a spray bottle with a mixture of white vinegar and water, about half and half, and spray in corners and cracks to ward off spiders. Avoid varnished surfaces.
Spiders are deterred by strong scents – but ones which we like. Try mixing natural oils like peppermint into spray bottles and follow the same method as with vinegar. Alternatively cinnamon, tea-tree, lavender and rose oils mixed with water can be used.
Spiders like to hide so keep your house tidy and de-clutter. Use plastic storage containers rather than cardboard boxes. Also dust and vacuum regularly to get rid of webs.
Make your house more spider proof by moving anything from around exterior walls like leaves, weeds, or wood. Try to seal up cracks and crevices around doors and windows that spiders could crawl through
Plant mint or lavender (or both) underneath or near windows as spiders don’t like the strong smell.
Spiders apparently dislike citrus, so rub peel from lemons or limes along skirting boards and window sills. Try lemon-scented cleaners and furniture polish.
Spiders aren’t attracted to light but their prey is like insects and moths. Turn off lights outside doors and windows and stop indoor lights shining through outdoors by using blinds and shades.
Spiders are said to hate garlic. Place crushed cloves into a spray bottle filled with water and spritz in corners, floors and skirting boards.

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