How to get rid of cobwebs in an apartment and on a personal plot

Even the cleanest housewife may have a web in the house. Occasionally, dust accumulations take up dust clusters that form in the corners and resemble plexuses of the finest threads. But most often the creators of the web are insects. Not everyone likes to contemplate their creations and therefore a reasonable question arises, how to get rid of the web.

Web in the house

Spiders, some types of ticks, caterpillars can weave the web. The latter take root in the apartment extremely rarely, since the source of their food is plants. But those who live in flower pots are not able to entangle their entire web with their cobwebs. Therefore, the main merit in creating an additional openwork "interior element" belongs to the spiders. At home, there are non-dangerous representatives of the arachnid family:

• Gray and black spiders are small insects up to 20 mm long. Weave a web, the shape of which has much in common with a pipe. In the center of the net, a female guard of eggs often sits.
• Haymakers are harmless and very shy small-sized spiders on long, thin legs. They like dry and warm places, you can find them in the window frames. The web is not distinguished by the complexity of the pattern, the spider itself hangs upside down on it.

Domestic spiders do not attack humans, but feed exclusively on insects.

The diet consists of flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches and according to some sources, even bedbugs. Spiders can rightly be called the orderlies of apartments that cleanse a person’s housing from pests. At the same time, the appearance of a large number of masters of weaving of the web signals the infection of the premises with synanthropic insects. Therefore, before you get rid of spiders and cobwebs, you should take measures to destroy the power source.

How to deal with a web in a house

If the presence of several spiders does not cause pathological fear and the list of planned measures does not include the destruction of insects, getting rid of trapping nets will help banal cleaning. The choice of funds for the procedure is very diverse:

• a staircase so that there is access to hard-to-reach spots on the ceiling;
• a broom with wound rags, gauze or a long stick;
• a vacuum cleaner equipped with a telescopic long tube;
• household rag.

Having prepared the necessary inventory, you can proceed to the next step. How to get rid of the web in the house:

• Carefully vacuum carpets, floor coverings, and also with the help of nozzles all hard-to-reach spots.
• Remove cobwebs, dust.
• To deprive spiders of their favorite treats - flies, it is necessary to take out the garbage in a timely manner.
• In order to avoid the penetration of insects from the outside, cover the cracks with a mortar, install mosquito nets on the windows and ventilation openings.
  
• Changing the wallpaper will help to forget about spiders for several years, since insecticidal substances are added to the wallpaper glue.
• In a private house, it is necessary to conduct an audit and disinsection in the attic. In the basement, you can whitewash the walls and ceilings with lime - spiders cannot stand it.

Interesting! Ancient ancestors endowed the web with healing properties, and the spider itself was considered a symbol of good luck, wealth. Hand-made killing of an insect entailed a series of misfortunes. Some superstitions and signs have survived even now.

If the question is how to get rid of the web forever, then without eliminating its creators, it will not be possible to solve the problem. But even in this case, it is impossible to guarantee that in a few months some individual will not crawl through a small gap, will not enter the apartment accidentally on clothes.

Folk remedies

To scare off spiders, folk recipes are applicable, which are mainly based on intolerance to insects of pungent odors:

1. Prepare a solution of table vinegar and water in equal proportions. Pour the mixture into the spray gun and treat all potential places where spiders, as well as baseboards, window and door openings can dwell. The remaining mixture can be poured into small containers and set them around the perimeter of the room. Freshly squeezed juice of lemon and orange has the same effect as vinegar.
2. Essential oils of peppermint, eucalyptus, tea tree have a peculiar aroma that does not like spider-like. The product is added water for cleaning floors in aroma lamps. Cotton swabs can be soaked in oil and laid out near the skirting boards, in the crevices.
3. The fruits of horse chestnut must be cut into several parts and placed indoors.
4. Pots with mint bushes or freshly cut bouquets will make the spider leave the apartment, house.
5. Boric acid, Dalmatian chamomile powder - products tested by more than one generation. The preparations are scattered in a thin layer along the baseboards. The same means are harmful to cockroaches.

Cats, lizards willingly eat spiders, provided that they are not accustomed to special food.

Chemicals

To destroy spiders at home, it is rational to use aerosols. They are affordable, easy to use and do not require the preparation of solutions, the acquisition of related equipment. The only thing to worry about is personal protective equipment: closed clothing, a respirator. The latter can be replaced with a cotton-gauze dressing. If it wasn’t even there, then cover your mouth during treatment with a thick terry towel.

In most special aerosol sprays are not available and are universal preparations for the destruction of all types of domestic pests:

• Raid - a universal tool for the destruction of crawling insects based on cypermethyrene. After processing the apartment, the house leaves for 30 minutes
• Raptor is a drug of similar action, only 2 insecticides act as active ingredients. You can return to the processed room after 15 minutes.
• Joker Bun is a Turkish-made aerosol for killing crawling and flying insects. Almost odorless and is used even in food blocks.
• Bros is a Polish preparation designed specifically for bullying spiders. With direct application, the death of an insect occurs instantly. Spiders prefer to stay away from treated surfaces. The effect lasts for 120 days.

Often people wonder how to get rid of cobwebs on the balcony. The algorithm for processing and removal of the web is practically no different from the methods of dealing with the vital products of spiders in the apartment. The only difference is that in the absence of indoor plants, cells with animals on the balcony, aerosol preparations can be safely used.

How to remove cobwebs from trees

Before developing a strategy on how to get rid of cobwebs on trees, the culprit should be identified. In addition to hard-working spiders, caterpillars, moths, ticks can entangle with a web of deciduous plantings. Spider mite is the most common pest of fruit and ornamental trees. Its dimensions barely reach 1mm.It forms a web in the form of cloudy films on which you can see black dots - eggs.

Spider mite does not attack people, animals, as it sucks nutrients from plants. He does great harm to the trees that he has chosen for his residence. Affected areas dry up, which often leads to the death of the plant.

Get rid of the spider mite:

• In case of minor damage, manually collect caterpillars, cocoons, cut infected leaves, shoots.
• In cases of mass accumulation of the pest on the tree, insecticides are used. Spraying is carried out 3-4 times with an interval of 5 days. For these purposes, use the drugs "Decis", "Confidor", "Actara".

It is possible to determine that the web appeared due to the activity of the spider by pattern, structure. The fishing net of arachnids resembles openwork weaving from thin transparent threads. It makes no sense to destroy insects due to the fact that they naturally reduce the number of pests. If the web interferes with visual perception and prevents you from admiring the beauty of the tree, then you just need to remove it using a broom or a special brush equipped with a long handle.

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