Harvey Mungaknuts Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 How do you get rid of them? got sooooo many in basement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Had a total invasion this fall. Vacuumed them up until I couldn't take it anymore. Finally gave up and sprayed with Raid. A couple of sprayings seems to have taken care of the problem. Actually, the same solution got rid of the ladybugs last year. I sprayed around all of the windows and doors after trying all other remedies. It's nice to go for organic solutions but sometimes the problem requires more drastic measures. The Osage oranges do work but are too hard to come by. I'm putting in a couple of trees this year but it will be years before I get any fruit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunflake Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 We are over run also. ARACNIPHOBIA!!!!!!!!!!!:HM::cry2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Vacuum and be glad that before they met their end in the machine they lived on bugs that fell into their webs. You can get Osage Oranges at Farmer Smith Greenhouse in Brookville. I don't think they will grow here, however..... It takes ten years to get fruit IF you succeed in planting a female tree and have a male nearby. http://www.gpnc.org/osage.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Rider Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Caulking works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
km2009 Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 I HATE SPIDERS!!!!!!!!! :cry2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 There are large Osage orange trees along West Liberty road near Rathmill. They grow fine here. The wood was favored by the Indians for making bows at one time. I have a type of them growing in my yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 It says contiguous US but another site said they don't grow well in the colder areas. I've never seen one around here but if they fruit then you have customers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandn18 Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 i got spiders all over..they drive me nuts. I don't see them inside much, but they hang out on my porch like kids in Martin's parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 There are large Osage orange trees along West Liberty road near Rathmill. They grow fine here. The wood was favored by the Indians for making bows at one time. I have a type of them growing in my yard. They grow in Clearfield, as well. They were grown as hedgerows but kind of disappeared when they stopped dividing fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedove Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 I was once told osage oranges are good to put around places to keep spiders away if interested i know of a tree that has them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 I was once told osage oranges are good to put around places to keep spiders away if interested i know of a tree that has them.... Locally? And would the owner mind someone picking them up? I had a bunch two years ago and found that they worked fairly well. The Raid is is coming out again today. The spiders especially like the corner over the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Fan Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 I heard lavender oil put around will drive them away. I've never tried it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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