Spider Colony in basement! Help!

[knifegill]

This is terrible. I have piles of wood I need to get rid of because they are contributing to the spider explosion. But how do I start? I am SOOO freaked out by spiders. I see one move, and I practically pee myself. How the hell am I supposed to eliminate their habitat without encountering them? I think I'll have to spray them first, but I don't want to ruin the wood I have. Can I start feeding them poisoned crickets? What would I inject into the crickets? Antifreeze?

 

[Plecos_Ftw]

 

[knifegill]

Hmmm. I have used lacquer in the past...

Really, though, people. How can I do this?

 

[knifegill]

Come on, people. My only game plan so far is to saran wrap my aquariums for three or four hours and spray the hell out of that narsty woodpile.

 

[neoprodigy]

if you are getting rid of the wood pile.... spray bleach + water... lol

 

[Thalan]

I had a ton of them come crawling out of a piece of wood I collected as soon as I dunked it in water. It was not a pleasant experience. I got a can of hairspray and a lighter and went to town.

 

[packer43064]

I HATE spiders too. When I see a spider at home I get out the can of spider kill and spray on them soo much that their just a blob of white.

 

[knifegill]

Bleach would still make fumes, huh? I wonder What other things I could douse them with that might be safer? What about straight vinegar? That should fix their wagons.

Diatomaceous Earth. Can I spray it on wet? Just sprinkle it all over the place with a dust mask on?

 

[Warborg]

Use a fogger, wood should be fine afterwards. Cover your fishtanks with plastic.

 

[smellslikefish]

what kind of spiders? just throw the wood outside