Everything you know about killing a spider might not be correct. In the eyes of some, electrocuting spiders is justifiable behavior. Others consider it inhumane and even dangerous. The truth is, there’s no surefire way to get rid of a spider without disturbing its home. If you’re looking to keep your home free from these pests, here are some important things to know about killing a spider
How To Kill A Spider Without Touching It
Don’t kill the spider!
There are many ways to kill a spider without touching it. The most common way is to use a bug light. Bug lights are designed to attract insects and are used in homes and gardens today. These lights often have ultraviolet light bulbs, which attract bugs into their beams. The best part about bug lights is that they can’t be turned on or off, so you don’t have to worry about disturbing the spider’s home when you want to kill it.
Use a vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner is another effective way of killing a spider without touching it or using chemicals that might harm its home or any other insects in your house. All you have to do is place the bag of your vacuum cleaner over the spider and vacuuming will kill it immediately. However, make sure you place the bag on top of something so that its body doesn’t fall down with the force of suction when you turn on your vacuum cleaner.
A professional exterminator
If none of these methods work for you, then call an exterminator as soon as possible. It might take some time before an exterminator arrives at your doorstep but at least he/she will do his job effectively and efficiently while keeping your home free from spiders forever!
Use a bug zapper
A bug zapper is a device that is used to attract and kill insects, particularly mosquitoes and spiders. It’s basically a lighting device that emits ultraviolet light, which attracts insects into its beams. The best part about bug zappers is that they are portable and can be used in any room of your home without disturbing its inhabitants. The only problem with using this method of spider extermination is that it can be dangerous for you as well as your family members. Since the light emitted by bug zappers can be harmful to humans, it’s advisable to use this method only when you have no other option but to kill the spider.
Nocturnal spiders
Nocturnal spiders can be killed with chemicals or by using an insect killer spray which consists of various ingredients such as insecticide, insect growth regulator, and toxicants such as pyrethrin or rotenone. These ingredients are designed to kill insects instantly without affecting humans or their homes at all! This method works best when the spider lives outdoors since it can easily be killed during the daytime when the sun shines brightly on them. But if the spider lives indoors, then this method won’t work at all since it cannot survive in such conditions where there isn’t much sunlight or heat present in the house at all times of the day!
What Is The Difference Between A Spider And A Spider Trap?
Spider vs. spider trap
A spider is a large eight-legged arachnid that has a light-receptive area on its abdomen called the pedipalp, which helps it to detect prey. Spider traps are used to catch spiders in order to protect your home from them. Spider traps are usually made from wood, metal, or plastic and are operated by means of a set of baited hooks that attract the spiders into them, where they can be safely captured and removed with ease.
Spider vs. arachnid
An arachnid is a type of invertebrate that has eight legs and is part of the class Arachnida. The term arachnid comes from the Greek word ἄραχνος, which means “spider”. It also includes scorpions, ticks, mites, and harvestmen.
Spider vs. spiderling
A spiderling is a juvenile arthropod that resembles an adult but retains all its egg cases or cocoons (egg sacks) in which it was born. A spiderling can be considered a miniature version of the adult spider and usually appears within a few days after its mother has laid her eggs or after they have hatched from their egg sacs, depending on the species.
Spider vs. spiderling trap
A spiderling trap is a device that catches young spiders in the egg sac, which are held by their mother until they are ready to hatch. These traps are usually made from wood, metal, or plastic and are operated by means of a set of baited hooks that attract the young spiders into them, where they can be safely captured and removed with ease.
Spider vs. spiderling trap with glue
A spiderling trap with glue is a device that catches young spiders in the egg sac. It is usually made from wood, metal or plastic and is operated by means of a set of baited hooks that attract the young spiders into them, where they can be safely captured and removed with ease.
How To Correctly Set A Spider Trap
- Find a suitable location for your spider trap. You can place your spider trap in any room of the house, but it is preferable to place it in an area where there is not much sunlight or heat present in the house at all times of the day.
- Set your spider trap by covering it with a sheet or a blanket. This will protect the spider from direct sunlight and will help protect your house from any unwanted spiders that may be attracted by their smell.
- Fill up the tray with a mixture of water and dishwashing liquid (about 1/4 cup liquid detergent, 1/2 cup water) so that there are no air holes left in between to let air escape, which would cause the glue to dry out and fail to hold onto the young spiders on their journey through the trap.
- Wait for about three days before placing your first young spider inside the tray and then wait another two days before releasing more spiders into it so that they can grow accustomed to each other’s presence and get used to having food regularly provided for them by you. After this period has been fulfilled, you can release as many spiders as you like at one time, but make sure that you replace every individual when they have all died off or when you have caught them all individually!
Always Use Negative Pressure To Set Your Spider Traps
- Place the trap in a small container such as a test tube or an empty plastic box (such as a plastic sandwich bag) with only about 1/4 of an inch of air space at the top.
- When closing up your container, be sure to stop all the holes where air can escape and make sure that there are no gaps so that you prevent spiders from escaping out of your trap and into your home. Closing up all of these small holes will also help to ensure that the young spiders cannot escape at all!
- If you do not want to release live spiders into your house or if you don’t have any room at all for them to run around in, then consider using glue traps instead of spiderling traps. These can be made from just about anything (an empty wooden match holder works very well) so they are easy and cheap to make while being very effective at catching young spiders and their prey.
- You should also know how long it will take for glue glue traps to work after they have been installed correctly by adding anchoring hooks for the sticky glue inside your homemade spider trap. If there is not enough adhesive on the hook, then the spiderlings will have time during their journey home from seeing other spiders invading their territory from another direction and that could prevent them from returning when they need food the most! In short, it is never advisable to set up a homemade spider trap without proper anchoring hooks because this may prevent your trap from actually catching anything
How To Remove A Trapped Spider
- If you have placed a spider inside a plastic container and then sealed it up with a lid, you will need to wait until the young spiders have matured before removing them from your trap because otherwise you may cause serious damage to the spiders as they continually attempt and fail to escape!
- If there is no lid on your trap and you have caught the spiderlings in an open container, use a corkscrew or needlepoint awl to punch small holes through the plastic box at four different places (or at least two holes in one corner) so that the young spiders can escape into another part of the house.
- Take some paint thinner or other liquid solvent such as gasoline and wipe all of the glue off of your wooden trap, being careful not to get any of it on yourself or onto any other surfaces!
- Now that all of the glue is gone, wash out all traces of it by placing your homemade spider trap in cold water for about 10 minutes before removing it.
- To remove any dead remnants of adhesive left over from when you glued your trap together, go ahead and take a stiff brush with some soap on it and scrub along around each corner where there are still remnants of adhesive so that there is no chance that an escaped spider will crawl back into its old hiding place!
Conclusion
Spiders are common and typically won’t mind if you want to get rid of them. While you may want to kill a spider to protect yourself or your family, you should know the proper way to do it. Using the correct equipment and methods, you can easily get rid of a spider without having to hurt the creature.
