What keeps spiders away?
Spiders can be very beneficial. Remember that they go after bugs. But of course, they are unwelcome in most homes. Here are a couple natural remedies that could help somewhat. Victors sells the glue traps and also a natural mint spray. I have personally used the glue traps with some success, especially near the garage doors and along walls and corners, etc. It is non-toxic. These glue traps really work great for me…they catch all kinds of critters. Spiders tend to go into the traps after the bugs. Change them out periodically, because they will fill up. [Moth balls are very toxic. Don’t use them ever for anything.] Evidently the mint spray of Victors will “shoo” spiders away, but I haven’t tried it. Mint is effective against quite a few critters. Also, I tried something which seems to kill them as they enter the area, like the garage bay doors or patio. I bought a sack of cloves cheap at one of these discount foreign market groceries, got an old blender, added a bit of water and made