False widow spiders...

PVO_Dave

Anyone had any dealings with getting rid of these? A family of them has taken residence in our shed. I've seen what can happen if you get bitten by one, so am dreading having to clear/empty the shed ahead of us moving house.

I've put down spider traps (basically sticky pads for them to get caught on) with no joy so far.

77ric

Empty a whole can of raid in there, it’s not the nuke from orbit option but it will work. 

chillidoggy

Can you buy those 'bomb' aerosol things here? I remember my mate in Aussie using one to rid a room of fleas. Push the top, it goes off like a fire extinguisher, you vacate the room for a few hours. Worked a treat.

77ric

https://www.pestcontrolsupermarket.com/pest-expert-formula-p-smoke-bombs-twin-pack-78-p.asp

The nuclear option. 

fishfingers

Hoodie, boiler suit, riggers gloves. Clear shed taking care not to squish any residents. Everyone happy! No multiples of seven years bad luck either..

Sassafras

Flame thrower.
It's the only safe option.

PC_Dave

Fuck that. Padlock that bad boy up forever and just buy a new shed.

Bygone_Tones

Perhaps read some more sensible material about them based on actual science, rather than tabloid nonsense and scaremongering clickbait junk.

http://britishspiders.org.uk/wiki2015/index.php?title=False_Widow_Spiders

a) you are unlikely to get bitten
b) you are unlikely to have an allergic reaction if you do get bitten

PVO_Dave

Bygone_Tones said:

Perhaps read some more sensible material about them based on actual science, rather than tabloid nonsense and scaremongering clickbait junk.

http://britishspiders.org.uk/wiki2015/index.php?title=False_Widow_Spiders

a) you are unlikely to get bitten
b) you are unlikely to have an allergic reaction if you do get bitten

Thanks for the assumption, but it was based on a work colleagues reaction to a bite that has got me concerned, I’m sure his foot wasn’t pleasant before the bite, but the state of it after  

Danny1969

I had to do the  garage once when I brought a house. The garage had a sloping roof and hundreds of spiders had taken up residence high in the apex ... webs were everywhere it looked like something out of a horror film. To say I don't like spiders is something of an understatement but I put on a boiler suit, gloves and a hat and went in there with a large garden vac ... like a ghostbuster and sucked em all up. Then I sealed the garden vac in a large bin liner and threw it out with the rubbish,

bodhi

Sassafras

Sporky

Send in a real widow spider, obvs.

lasermonkey

77ric said:

Empty a whole can of raid in there, it’s not the nuke from orbit option but it will work. 

Red Raid or Acclaim flea treatment spray. If in doubt, use both.

CHRISB50

Can you not just squash them? It’s quick and easy and far less hassle than using chemicals or traps. I didn’t know traps were an actual thing for spiders. 

I broke down our shed and there were loads of them. I just squashed them. Job done. 

darthed1981

Send an old woman in there, solves all kinds of problems (so I've heard)...

proggy

It's only a shed, torch it.

Fuengi

We have loads of Noblis spiders around, they are really very docile. 

LuttiS

Do you need what's in the shed? Just leave and call it a draw. 

WezV

I would suggest getting some conkers, but it’s the wrong time of year for that.

starwarsnosebleed

WezV said:

I would suggest getting some conkers, but it’s the wrong time of year for that.

Hitting spiders with conkers is a very cruel thing to do.

Shame on you.