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People are being warned of thousands of sex-crazed spiders set to invade our homes at the end of next month, with the arrival of autumn signalling the start of spider mating season.
And with Spider season now here, people are looking for a way to keep the creepy crawlies out of their home.
Thankfully, Jess Steele, heating technology expert at designer radiator specialists BestHeating, has revealed the cheap product that is available in supermarkets, as well as what else should be done to keep spiders away from your home during winter.
How to keep spiders out of your home
The product is a simple peppermint oil, which can be bought for just £1.45 in Asda, or a couple of pounds from Amazon.
Jess reveals why this works well: “Peppermint oil provides a strong smell and spiders are sensitive to them which makes it an effective yet cheap method of taking away the worry of finding creepy crawlies all over the home, without causing harm to them.”
Spiders appear a lot more around homes during the autumn months due to mating season, so males are often seeking a partner. As the weather cools this means they are doing so inside homes as the conditions are drier than outdoors.
To help reduce the risk of spiders entering a home, Jess recommends combining the oil with water to make a spray and spritzing it onto the inside of curtains, windowsills and in the corners of carpets, using it as a diffuser to deter spiders from the most used rooms, and soaking items such as cotton buds then placing them in areas where the spiders commonly appear.
Despite many believing that spiders come inside for the heat, Jess says that isn’t the case and explains why those with underfloor heating are less likely to spot them: “A major myth with spiders is there are more inside during the colder months due to the temperature.
“They don’t like to be too warm as they are cold-blooded, so there is no need to think they would be located near…
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