Every autumn, spiders head indoors to mate, and avoid the coming cold weather. Spiders ‘taste’ with their legs, and if their legs taste something they don’t like – in this case, citrus – they’ll be out the door as fast as their eight legs can carry them. Clean up your exteriorTidy anything outside your home that spiders might hide in, and use as a bridge to your interior. Get a catWe might think they’re cute and cuddly, but in the urban ecosystem, cats are apex predators that kill on sight. Just as good at munching spiders as they are mice, cats are all-purpose pest control, though some are more energetic than others.

Source: The Herald September 18, 2020 22:52 UTC