This natural homemade spider repellent can be used for both your home & your garden. Safe and natural, this spider repellent DIY won’t harm your family or pets and has a very pleasant smell.
Natural spider repellent
When we moved into our new house we were forced to reconsider our love for nature and try to adjust to the new realities. It’s been a wonderful experience, in spite of the huge amount of work and the challenges involved that proved to be way bigger than what we expected when we embarked on this journey. One of those was dealing with a large numbers of spiders which forced us to find natural ways to get rid of them. And that’s how this spider repellent DIY was created.
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It took us years to get the house project moving and when we finally started to see our dream come true we’ve stumbled upon a few throwbacks. We never thought about having to make our own homemade spider repellent! We’ve heard people talking about bugs and mice and rats but never about spiders and definitely not in a new house.
And I truly, deeply hate spiders! (although some of them are so incredibly small and cute, I might change my mind about them one of these days; just kidding arachnophobia is a big issue around this household). So here I am now, armed with a bottle of this home made spider spray, frantically spraying the windows and doors, almost every day, in what it seems a successful attempt to keep these little, wild creatures away from our human, domestic world.
This spider repellent DIY is quite nice, really and extremely quick and easy to do! I love to use peppermint oil or lemon juice in my spider repellent, sometimes both, but I wouldn’t say no to cinnamon oil either. This spider repellent spray can be used in your home and garden. Its natural ingredients won’t harm your family or your pets and although it has to be applied more often than pesticides, it’s way safer and has a very pleasant smell.
Spider repellent DIY
Materials:
- 10 drops essential oil of choice peppermint, citrus, tea tree, lavender, cinnamon
- 5 drops dish washing liquid
- 1 qt water
Directions:
- Pour all ingredients into a spray bottle and shake well
- Spray the areas inside your home where you’ve seen spiders. Spray along baseboards and in the corners where the wall meets the ceiling
- Don’t forget to spray doorways and on your windowsills
- Wipe your countertops with the blend. You can also wipe down the insides of drawers and cabinets with this mixture.
- Reapply 2-3 times a week until you’re certain you’ve removed all the spiders already in the house. After this once a week should suffice.
Notes: Instead of essential oils you may use half a cup of fresh lemon juice. The mixture won’t last as long though as the lemon juice will ferment.
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blueblanket21 says
If I had spider issues like that, I’d move. No word of a lie, I’d rather live in a shelter with no spiders than a big beautiful house with spiders. But, you are talking to someone one who is severely arachnophobic. One of those little cute ones would stop me dead in my tracks with fear. With that said, thank you for sharing at G’Day. Fortunately I don’t encounter many in my home but still good to use.
Petro says
I did get scared at first too as I never had to deal with bugs other than mosquito and flies but when I realized there’s no other place I could live, I had to do something. It does require me to spray the solution every 3-4 days but I really love the minty scent and I soon got into the routine. Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment.
Rattlebridge Farm--Foodie Friday & Everything Else says
I’m going to make a batch of this solution today. I was bitten last summer, and I’ve been reluctant to brave my garden. Thanks for contributing to Foodie Friday. I’ve pinned this post to our Homemade board. Have a good weekend.
Petro says
Aww, thanks so much, you’re too kind.
cityprole says
Or you could just catch them in a jar or glass and put the outside…
Patricia Schneider says
I read that if they are indoor spiders, and used to that environment, if you catch them and put them outside they often die because that is not their habitat and they do not know how to survive out there.
Petro says
I’m not an expert Patricia but I believe spiders don’t get born in the house unless they’re plant spiders in which case I doubt they’ll have issued surviving outside where there’s plenty of plants. I didn’t have spiders when I first moved in and I could see them coming from outside, they were forming their webs around windows. I still have lots of spiders outside but since using the repellent I rarely see one inside.
Desi says
Will definitely be giving this a try.
Be careful, what you call “incredibly small and cute” can actually be baby recluse spiders just coming out of their eggs. These spiders are very dangerous and can kill you. My beautiful daughter nearly lost her leg to those “incredibly cute, small spiders.” They come in through open doors and they love it when your windows are open to let fresh air in. Just thought you may need to know this.
Desi