you know, i think there's a universal dislikeof spiders. you know, there's a condition where people just hate spiders -- it's calledarachnephobia. but, you know, spiders get a bad rap. spiders are actually good to havearound. now don't get me wrong -- i'm not going there, but i just wanna say a few wordsfor the spiders: they eat insects, they're great outside. like you, i don't like theminside my house. so here is a natural way
keeping snakes out of house, to repel spiders. i'm telling ya, this recipeis simple, it doesn't take any time to create, it's effective, and, like i said, it's all-natural.now, what you're gonna use is the essential oil of a certain kind of plant or fruit. youcan use orange extract. you can use citronella. lavender oil is perfect. in this case, i'musing mint oil. and specifically, peppermint,
in this case. of course, there are all kindsof mints you can use. you can use peppermint, spearmint and contentment -- but we won'tgo there. okay, the way you put this together is you just wanna take 3 cups of water ina spray bottle like this, and you wanna take, as a surfactant (big word), but the effectis fantastic. and very simple, just take some dishwashing liquid, about a teaspoon of it,and 3 cups is all you need. what the surfactant does is it breaks down the beading of water.so if you spray something and you get all these little beads everywhere, and it justsort of sits, if you put a surfactant like this dishwashing liquid in there, it'll causethe water to spread out and be even and sort of soak in. now, the active ingredient hereis the peppermint. and i'm using 1 tablespoon
of peppermint in here. ooh, it smells so good.but the spiders don't like it. and then all i do is add this to the top, shake it, andi'm ready to start moving the spiders out. now, why do spiders start gathering up inthe house? there are couple of things you should know. there's certain times of yearwhen they're more active -- you probably noticed this. for instance, if it's been dry outsidefor a long time, and we get a rain, the spiders start moving inside. in late summer, earlyfall, when night time temperatures begin to drop, the spiders start looking for a warmerplace to live -- your house. and the other thing to keep in mind is you don't want anyrotting fruit around. why? not because of the spiders, but rotting fruit attracts flies-- like fruit flies. and guess what? fruit
flies are food for spiders. so it's importantto understand the food chain. now, the thing you wanna realize is this is actually a repellent.it doesn't kill the spiders. it just makes the environment uncomfortable for them andmoves them on out. most spiders are not gonna hurt ya. i know, they may freak you out, butthey're not gonna hurt ya. but there are some you need to be aware of. like a black widowor a brown recluse. you wanna make sure that
you do away with those or escort them outof the house. and hey, if spiderman shows up, don't spray him with this -- he's a goodguy. if you're enjoying these tips on how to improve your life, make sure you checkin with us regularly. and give this spider repellent a try. let me know. and subscribeto ehow home. alright, watch out, spiders.
