UK Households Advised To Move Plant Pots This Autumn

Plants outsideIt’s spider season – the time of year in which male spiders come out from the deepest, darkest corners of your home to find a mate. Speaking to HuffPost UK previously, Professor Adam Hart, ecologist, conservation scientist, and entomologist, said: “Although they can look quite fearsome, they aren’t aggressive and they aren’t looking to hurt you... Spiders are incredibly important in the wider ecosystem, and we don’t notice them for most of the year.”That doesn’t mean most of us are exactly thrilled about the new house guests, though. So, if you want to ensure new ones don’t enter your abode, you might want to consider making changes to your external walls. Why should I move my plant pots to repel spiders?Potted plants attract flies, which can make them a welcome home for spiders. They can also hide in these, lingering just below your window sash if you keep your plants close to your external walls, Zoflora writes.And the same goes for grass clippings and compost heaps. So, just as you should check your windows and walls for cracks and entry points if you don’t want to let any eight-legged visitors in, you might want to consider creating some distance between your external potted plants and your walls. The decluttering advice doesn’t just work for your outdoor greenery, either.Dr Hart previously told us: “Perhaps the most boring advice is to keep your floors clear – [spiders] like to hide under clothes and other things left out, and it is the ‘surprise’ of suddenly uncovering one that often scares people the most.” What should I do if I want to get rid of spiders that are already in my home?There’s nothing wrong with the classic “glass and sheet of paper” trick, Dr Hart revealed (though house spiders might not survive for as long as you’d hope once placed outside). But if you’ve already decluttered your home and placed cedar blocks and/or strong scents like citrus, peppermint, and tea tree around their hiding places, chances are you won’t actually spot one. It’s not a good idea to kill spiders because (I say this as an arachnophobe myself) they’re a key part of our ecosystem. Dr Hart has some words of encouragement, though: “We studied ‘spider season’ a few years ago by asking people to record their sightings, and by around mid-October sightings were unusual – so if you aren’t a spider fan don’t worry, ‘spider season’ doesn’t last forever.” Phew. Related...Banish Spiders From Your Home Using These Household StaplesOh Good ― Putting A Spider Outside Probably Kills It AnywayLet’s Settle This — Do We Actually Swallow Spiders In Our Sleep?

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