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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:27:15 PM EDT
Okay, I'm certainly not an Arachnophobiac(spelling?) but these guys are getting on my nerves. I have killed about 10-12 of these in the last 2 weeks in my basement and they are all this size or slightly bigger. I expect to see spiders in my basement, but not ones bigger than my FOOT!!!!!!! Seriously, I just finished the basement, and my 2 toddlers and I spend alot of time playing/watching tv down there so i want to get rid of them. Approximately 3 weeks ago I purchased some Bengal concentrated insect killer and sprayed the basement with it and it has apparently had no effect. Any ideas?
Jasba. 
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:28:22 PM EDT
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Nuke the site from orbit... only way to be sure.
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:28:31 PM EDT
[#2]
picture came up late for me. whoops
Nevermind Looks like a wolf spider. Chris |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:30:36 PM EDT
[#3]
In missouri we call them wolf spiders.
Any good spray will do it. You got to wet em up though. Tough hairy MF. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:31:50 PM EDT
[#4]
Common wolf spider. I saw one yesterday between 2-3 inches across in front of the threshold of my entry door. They are all over VA. No big deal! They were here before us, and will be here after...
In the summer they keep to the outdoors, but when it gets cooler, you'll see them hunting on the edges of warm retreats. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:32:00 PM EDT
[#5]
Wolf Spider
Spiders are pretty resistant to pesticide, but wolf spiders (while creepy) arent dangerous. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:33:10 PM EDT
[#6]
Wolf Spider
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:33:12 PM EDT
[#7]
wolf spider...at least it's not the clock spider...
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:33:20 PM EDT
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It is a wolf spider and therefore harmless… except for the times where it makes you run into walls, posts, ect.
Leave him alone. Spraying enough to kill them will be more far dangerous to the kids that the spiders will be. And they eat the really harmful spiders. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:33:23 PM EDT
[#9]
I grew up in St. Louis and spent lots of time across the river in the country, NEVER remembered them this big. Shoes seem to be working fine when I see them right now, I want something that will keep them out of the basement and away from me, any ideas?
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:34:28 PM EDT
[#10]
Once again, I love the NW.
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:35:52 PM EDT
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They are not dangerous.
They are wolf spiders. They are scary looking. When I moved into my home 6 years ago, the yard was overrun with those spiders. when you mowed the lawn, if you stopped, you could see them running around on the ground. I bought some bug/spider spray at Lowe's that you spray on your yard/house containing Diazanon (?). It attaches to your garden hose and mixes in the spray bottle, while spraying. After spraying the entire yard, twice over a couple days, there were no more spiders for a couple years. Now, I apply once a year. Being sure to spray the hell out of the areas around the house, and on the house very thoroughly. Obviously, this is more of a preventative, than a cure. But it will work over time, as they stop living and breeding on your property. The spray will mean less food for them, too. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:36:20 PM EDT
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Yeah, that guy there is standing on a 2 x 4, which is of course 3 1/2 nominal, so he's about 2 3/4" long. I've had a couple bigger than him last week....... |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:38:46 PM EDT
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have you seen them walk on the waters surface tension? (SP)
pretty neat. they were all over the dock we fished at as kids. Chris
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:38:51 PM EDT
[#14]
Thanks for the info. I do not think Diazinon is available anymore, but I'm sure I could find something similar that will work. Figured they were coming in from the large wooded area outside the back of my house, not the yard. I'll definately try that.......... |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:39:26 PM EDT
[#15]
Weatherstripping and foaming other paths. They are very resistant to chemicals. Wasp killer will take around 30 seconds to a Minute to do it. The big ones will walk out of the chemical 'wet spot' and leave tracks to where you will find them dead. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:39:35 PM EDT
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I feel about them like I do non-poisonous snakes. As long as the stay off me and try to stay out of my way I leave them alone, as anything they eat, I probably like less than them.
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:41:33 PM EDT
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Those aren't wolf spiders. I know exactly what you are talking about though: Water |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:45:08 PM EDT
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I think you may be correct. I know it was different a few years ago from the first time I bought it. Heavan forbid we mere citizens have access to something that works. We're too stupid to take appropriate precautions while applying. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:48:03 PM EDT
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Wolf Spider.
Flame Thrower/Naplam. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:48:04 PM EDT
[#20]
Airsoft!
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:51:19 PM EDT
[#21]
Buckshot.
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:52:24 PM EDT
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You mean Water Striders? No I actually see WOLF SPIDERS living near the water and on the underside of docks. Yes, they will run across the water just fine. I think their hairy covering sheds the water pretty well, and that is probably why it takes longer for insecticide to kill them. Actually most spiders are pretty fragile. Just a quick shot of burning hairspray works pretty well! |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 7:57:19 PM EDT
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 Got the idea? CJ |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:06:15 PM EDT
[#24]
water striders to me are the small ones that are always on the water. these were 2-3 inches round to the tips and look just like the regular wolf spiders clung to the bottom of the dock mostly, but you could run them out sinking a corner of it..
big fuzzy nasty suckers. Chris
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:09:15 PM EDT
[#25]
It's a wolf ...they're actually helpful for you cause they get rid of less desireable insects, like roaches, earwigs,ants etc.....it's damn near impossible to eliminate spiders with insecticides because of the high level at which the body is...it only gets on the spiders legs or feet.
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:13:52 PM EDT
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My parents used to have a lot of wolf spiders in their basement. Spraying around the foundation once a year is the best thing they've done. Also, I've had success with the "bug bombs" you can buy anywhere. Set it, let it spray, and then let it air out for a couple of days.
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:14:46 PM EDT
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Dont know. But windex and raid work well. Or the bottom of a shoe.
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:20:46 PM EDT
[#28]
Pyrethrum powder around the base boards and in the corners and hideaways. It's safe for kids and dogs (don't know about safe for cats and quite frankly don't care!). It's made from crushed chrysanthemums (yeah, the flower). They actually use it to delouse people with no toxic effects but it's real good on bugs, spiders, ticks, etc.
Kill what they eat or kill them, either way they go away. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:21:19 PM EDT
[#29]
1: Gumout carb cleaner
2: Zippo 3: Aim and Fire Woody |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:21:27 PM EDT
[#30]
Oregon has both Hobo and Black Widow spiders. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:27:12 PM EDT
[#31]
Die almost instantly, has a bad after smell though, sort of like wet dirt, but fun to play with
 Can be had at just about any pharmacy, wally world etc
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:31:03 PM EDT
[#32]
Could be worse.
 Hunter out.... |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:32:51 PM EDT
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WTH is that???
 Chris
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:40:39 PM EDT
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It's his hand you idio......OH THAT!!!!!   |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:41:37 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:45:21 PM EDT
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If you have wolf spiders you won't have any other "bugs"--including cockroaches. They are harmless to you and very helpful as a natural insect killer. It's fun to throw moths and grasshoppers into their webs and watch them dash out and attack them. Some don't make webs--just hunt. Very cool.
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:49:25 PM EDT
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I just whacked that little things big brother with a hammer.........twice!
I think the first hit just pissed him off. And no I'm not limp wristed. Well, one down, about a thousand more to go.There's another one in the basement everyday. |
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Posted: 10/26/2004 8:56:26 PM EDT
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think of them as little hairy 8-legged house cats that eat roaches.
they will scare the sh!t out of you at 3:30AM in the morning when you stumble into the kitchen half asleep looking for something to drink. But don't ask me how I know that. otherwise, leave them be. |
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