Spider infestation

[Defcon5]

My shed has been totally overrun by spiders. It's like some kind of horror film

My question is, why are there so many of them? There will easily be several hundred (8x6 shed). What are they all eating? How have they survived all winter? Will they work together to kill me?

I'll admit it, the though of clearing it out physically scares me, but I don't particularly want to burn it down - does any kind if insecticide work on spiders?

I'm planning on sealing up all the edges with sealant/gap foam to stop them getting in once it's clear.

[hotchy]

Someone will know the name but there is a candle you buy, light it and close the door. It will kill every living thing in there while it burns out.

Should see the horses stable i go to... the cobwebs are thicker than the supporting beams, the windows are, well there not very good windows anymore. Keeps the flies off the horses apparently, so i have to deal with it.

[Mr GrimNasty]

Normal woodworm treatment (permethrin) takes them out very effectively.

[justanother5tar]

fk that. Burn the shed down.

[KrazyIvan]

justanother5tar said:

fk that. Burn the shed down.

My 1st thought, there is a good how to thread on here somewhere

[DoubleSix]

Keen to here more about these candles..

I know citronella is like cryptonite for spiders but didn't think it killed, just deterred.

Edited by DoubleSix on Tuesday 5th May 23:05

[Evolved]

Burn it, burn it, burn it.

[dirty_dog]

KrazyIvan said:

My 1st thought, there is a good how to thread on here somewhere

+1

[ShiningWit]

Vacuum cleaner, then just tip them out somewhere a few miles away.
Or MTFU you big girls blouse.

[DrDeAtH]

justanother5tar said:

fk that. Burn the shed down.

This seems to be the most sensible option.

There was a similar thread a while back. It even included pictures of the inferno

[AmiableChimp]

WD40 makes them pop

[bobtail4x4]

or learn to man up and live with it?

spiders do a lot of good eating flys etc.

[hornetrider]

Evolved said:

Burn it, burn it, burn it.

fk that. Nuke it from orbit.

[jmorgan]

Would not worry. Unless there are some false widows......

[dazwalsh]

Open up the door and jetwash them?

[Tom1981]

+1 one for the fire route here!

[KAgantua]

theyre just spiders man leave the spiders be

[Tampon]

We had spiders in our shed, this is how we got rid of them.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[BlackZeD]

Think the candles are Sulphur or the more organic Garlic type.

[Trevor450]

http://www.primrose.co.uk/dead-fast-garage-and-lof...

I used a couple of these in my garage as I was getting eaten alive by midges and bird mites. It has had the added advantage of killing everything else horrible too!