White Tailed spider
Dec 18th 2006, 4:47 am
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White Tailed spider
We've had a couple of the blighters in our bedroom ( 
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What should we do??????!!!!!
).What should we do??????!!!!!
Dec 18th 2006, 5:15 am
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Re: White Tailed spider
Originally Posted by Markk
We've had a couple of the blighters in our bedroom ( ).
What should we do??????!!!!!
).What should we do??????!!!!!
we get quite a few - we just put them out. Evidently, they do not spin webs, choosing to act like flies in other spiders webs and then eat the other spiders - so we were advised to make sure we got rid of webs and other spiders and the whitetails would go to.
if you're really worried you can get your house sprayed, or get some miss muffets revenge and do it yourself.
I think that a lot of the stuff about whitetails is all hype anyway.
night night, sleep tight, don't let the white tails bite!
Vicki
Dec 18th 2006, 6:48 am
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Re: White Tailed spider
Originally Posted by Joshlin
check under the duvet and pillows before you get in!!!
we get quite a few - we just put them out. Evidently, they do not spin webs, choosing to act like flies in other spiders webs and then eat the other spiders - so we were advised to make sure we got rid of webs and other spiders and the whitetails would go to.
if you're really worried you can get your house sprayed, or get some miss muffets revenge and do it yourself.
I think that a lot of the stuff about whitetails is all hype anyway.
night night, sleep tight, don't let the white tails bite!
Vicki
we get quite a few - we just put them out. Evidently, they do not spin webs, choosing to act like flies in other spiders webs and then eat the other spiders - so we were advised to make sure we got rid of webs and other spiders and the whitetails would go to.
if you're really worried you can get your house sprayed, or get some miss muffets revenge and do it yourself.
I think that a lot of the stuff about whitetails is all hype anyway.
night night, sleep tight, don't let the white tails bite!
Vicki
Dec 18th 2006, 6:49 am
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Re: White Tailed spider
Originally Posted by Markk
We've had a couple of the blighters in our bedroom ( ).
What should we do??????!!!!!
).What should we do??????!!!!!
What the bl***y hell do they look like, I am in Tauranga - what should I be looking for?
Dec 18th 2006, 7:20 am
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Re: White Tailed spider
We had some in our rental house but I havnt seen any in this house yet. My OH would squash them as I dont like killing spiders myself.
Dec 18th 2006, 8:50 am
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Re: White Tailed spider
Originally Posted by Joshlin
check under the duvet and pillows before you get in!!!
we get quite a few - we just put them out. Evidently, they do not spin webs, choosing to act like flies in other spiders webs and then eat the other spiders - so we were advised to make sure we got rid of webs and other spiders and the whitetails would go to.
if you're really worried you can get your house sprayed, or get some miss muffets revenge and do it yourself.
I think that a lot of the stuff about whitetails is all hype anyway.
night night, sleep tight, don't let the white tails bite!
Vicki
we get quite a few - we just put them out. Evidently, they do not spin webs, choosing to act like flies in other spiders webs and then eat the other spiders - so we were advised to make sure we got rid of webs and other spiders and the whitetails would go to.
if you're really worried you can get your house sprayed, or get some miss muffets revenge and do it yourself.
I think that a lot of the stuff about whitetails is all hype anyway.
night night, sleep tight, don't let the white tails bite!
Vicki
We've just changed the bed to be sure!
I was just locking the doors 20 minutes ago and felt something on my leg.
I think you probably know what I'm going to say!!!! :scared:
Mark
Dec 18th 2006, 8:51 am
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Re: White Tailed spider
Originally Posted by Genesis
Kill 'em, kill 'em, kill 'em!!!! I am a spider lover, but i identify all spiders FIRST...throw out the harmless ones....BUT KILL WHITE TAILS!!!!! Kate's a nurse and has seen some very nasty injuries from white tails...basically if you are unlucky you can get that necrothingy bug from them which in essence kills your flesh..on the other hand many are bitten so I understand and just react like a really bad gnat bit...anyways...take no chances with white tails and despatch them...there is a LARGE triangular white bit at the rear end of their bodies.
Done!!!!!!!! The count is 3 now.......
Dec 18th 2006, 8:52 am
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Re: White Tailed spider
Originally Posted by Liz & Co
What the bl***y hell do they look like, I am in Tauranga - what should I be looking for?
Dec 18th 2006, 8:54 am
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Re: White Tailed spider
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Dec 18th 2006, 8:55 am
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Re: White Tailed spider
Originally Posted by SarahB
We had some in our rental house but I havnt seen any in this house yet. My OH would squash them as I dont like killing spiders myself.
Mark
Dec 18th 2006, 9:33 am
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Re: White Tailed spider
If you're worried, it's a simple job to spray inside the house yourself with a fairly safe insecticide.
You just need one of those pump-up garden sprayers and some synthetic pyrethrum type stuff.
Kiwicare make one called 'No Bugs Super Concentrate'
http://www.kiwicare.co.nz/product.as...SubCat=7&ID=87
Mitre10 sell it.
Kip
You just need one of those pump-up garden sprayers and some synthetic pyrethrum type stuff.
Kiwicare make one called 'No Bugs Super Concentrate'
http://www.kiwicare.co.nz/product.as...SubCat=7&ID=87
Mitre10 sell it.
Kip
Dec 18th 2006, 3:18 pm
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Re: White Tailed spider
Originally Posted by Markk
We've had a couple of the blighters in our bedroom ( ).
What should we do??????!!!!!
).What should we do??????!!!!!
Dec 18th 2006, 4:14 pm
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Re: White Tailed spider
Originally Posted by Markk
We've had a couple of the blighters in our bedroom ( ).
What should we do??????!!!!!
).What should we do??????!!!!!
Just how common are these buggers...
Dec 18th 2006, 6:27 pm
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Re: White Tailed spider
when we moved into our house we saw loads - in the bed coming out of the woodwork etc. We got the house sprayed at very little cost - about $120 or something. We now have a spider free house, actually an insect free house - except for the flies which come in, but they also die. We've had this done in October each year and it is brilliant. Must admit to being not much of a creepie crawlie fan, but you just get used to them really.
This year the company we use had a competition and if your name was drawn you got your money back! And we won!! How good is that
This year the company we use had a competition and if your name was drawn you got your money back! And we won!! How good is that