Well guys, I've frequented the forum for quite a while now, and I've only made about two threads in my time here, so I thought it apt to go to you guys first when it comes to helping out with a problem. No, I'm not talking about wimmin' for once, either. See, here's my problem:
I'm severely arachnophobic. I know almost everyone says that, but ever since I can properly remember, I've been scared of spiders. I can handle the occasional one or two, but some which wander my house during summer and mating time can be fucking huge. I've had several bad experiences with said spiders, namely usually involving them crawling one part of my body or another. Its really bad, and made even worse by the fact that I can't use the good old 'card and cup' technique to get rid of them. Heck, most of them wouldn't fit under a cup.
So, in preparation for summer, I thought I'd make defences against an arachnid invasion. I'm not talking about 'getting a plug-in which sends electro-waves', here (I already have one!), I mean going the whole hog. Any old wives' tales you have, or even proven techniques, give them to me! I wanna see which ones actually work and which ones don't.
But, if I get rid of the spiders, then my whole house will succumb to the wrath of other bugs, right?
Well then, it only makes sense that I find a quasi-natural way to get rid of those, too! Here are some of the solutions I've come up with so far:
Spiders: Apparently hate the smell of chestnuts, so I plan on getting a bowl full of them and replenishing it often with a fresh supply.
Flies: Mesh over doors and windows is obvious, I think. How much are Venus Fly Traps nowadays? Lavender... helps? Does humidity of a room do anything?
Ants: Won't cross chalk (anyone confirm?).
Woodlice: No fookin' idea (aside from pesticides).
All: Everything hates citrus smells, apparently?
Help me out, people; as long as you can certify that a solution works.
