Spider Killer

Update: STILL NO COBWEBS IN THE PLACES I SPRAYED 😭😭😭😭 praise be. ORIGINAL POST: Like a couple months ago, i saw the fifth spider in two days and was *this close* to crying. Yes I have a phobia. No I am not exaggerating about the crying. Yes I know it’s ridiculous but we cannot control phobias ok!!! Anyway cue me googling “SPIDER KILLER SPRAY WOLF SPIDERS” (most common type where I live). Naturally there were lots of results. Some were “natural” sprays. Idk maybe they work but listen I could not deal with this longer than necessary and if they didn’t work id just need more. So I’m like …. K I need the CHEMICALS. all of them. Every single chemical possible that can kill these summsab*tches right? Amazon had this for next day delivery and of course I clicked “1 click purchase” after reading the top couple of reviews and bottom couple reviews (my go to method for online purchasing). Along with just seeing any spider in general and going into near panic attack, I also bought this product because we have an older home, with all wood floors. Every corner, in our living room specifically, got cobwebs so quickly. And a couple spiders per web. I didn’t know spider shared a web. Maybe they don’t and it was two webs. IDFK. anyway so I’d be vacuuming them every other day. I figured this can would be good - if it didn’t work, it was only $5 wasted. I mean I don’t love wasting $ or products but if it didn’t work out at least I hadn’t spent more than $5 ya know? Anyway I barricaded my dogs away from the entire wall where fireplace is. I sprayed along baseboards, up the sides of the walls, and a lil extra shot of spray in the corners. I got under the mantle, on top of the mantle, all over. I was worried the smell would be overwhelming. It was definitely strong and I was like crap should I have done something different to protect the dogs? I turned on fans and just made sure they didn’t show any weird signs. They didn’t. They were just fine. I could not open the windows that day for ventilation bc it was over 100*… but you also don’t want fans blowing WHILE you’re spraying, because that’ll cause the spray to not get exactly where you want it. So the air was stagnant while I sprayed which I think didn’t help. If I did this again I’d probably put the doggos in my bedroom or barricade them from the front of the house all together for a couple hours. I did keep stuff in front of the fireplace and walls for 24 hours just bc my dogs are obviously sniffing extraordinaries and I wanted them to not have a chance of getting any of that on their snoots! Anyway it’s been like … a few weeks since I sprayed. I check every other day with a flashlight to check the corners and such for cobwebs. NONE. 😭 I am very pleased and will continue to purchase this! I also used it outdoors on our deck and it worked great. Even if I had to spray again every 2 months instead of however long it’ll says it’ll last, it’s still absolutely worth it. Ok so buy it and try it !!!! Also I covered the front by taping a sticky note bc seeing a giant a$$ (does Amazon remove reviews for cursing? Idk so I am preemptively covering my azz ). spider out of the corner of my eye was not going well for me. ~ life hack ~ !!

I've gone through a bottle of this, and have ordered a replacemet, so decided it was time to review. My apartment complex has a lot of plants and greenery, and, thus, lots of bugs and lots of spiders who eat those bugs. I don't mind them so much if they stay outside where they belong, but, eventualy, some of them end up crawling into my home, at which point I draw the line. Before using this spray, I used Raid, which, well, works like a killer. The problem with the Raid is the smell, which is either really foul or really perfume-y, depending on what kind you get. Either type of smell gives me headaches and migraines, so I went in search of an alternative. When I found this Terro spray, I decided to give it a shot, based on all the reviews. It wasn't long before I got a chance to test it out, and it does the job it's supposed to do, although not as fast as Raid. With Raid, it usually just takes one spray and the spider begins to show signs of poisoned death immediately. With the Terro, I found myself spraying and then watching a spider that was seemingly unaffected. When I kept watching, however, the spiders eventually fell from their spots, crawled a little, and then died. One of the reviews say that the spiders seem to melt...this is fairly accurate, in my view. I just vaccuum the dead bodies up in order to avoid touching them, but a few baby ones that I sprayed had to be wiped off my bathroom counter, as they had stuck there from melting a little. Although it doesnt work as FAST as Raid, it does work well, and it doesn't have that horribly overpowering smell that Raid does. There is a smell, of course, but it's not as strong fo a smell and it doesn't spread to every corner of the house like Raid smell does. This smell stays localized in the sprayed area and then dissipates fairly quickly. I don't think if it keeps spiders away for months as it claims, but it does keep them away for two or three weeks, which is pretty good by me.

***revised review*** Turns out if you totally coat the spider it will die in a few minutes. but stand by the fact I would not spray it overhead as it is a mist you you will fill your face and lungs with. It's fall in New England, all the spiders are looking to come in where its warm. I bought 2 cans with confidence it would work. It does NOT. Just this morning there was a big one crawling on the floor beside me, I grabbed the can, sprayed the crap out of it as it ran away. I continued to spray until it was covered in the stuff. I mean he didn't like it, he was running for the exit but it did not kill it. also it sprays out in a mist. I have a lot of overhead spiders in the rafters on my back porch that I was hoping to spray, I feel like this would mostly land on my face and not the overhead spiders I intend to kill. Thans all I can tell you about this product. Don't waste your money!

The Terro spider ant spray is very effective.

I used this several years ago when I moved into a place that was right on the lake, with a balcony. Naturally, the balcony was infested with all manner of spiders. Steeling myself, and armed with a few cans of this stuff, I waged war on the balcony. Nothing was off-limits, not even chemical warfare. A handheld shop vac and a broom served as backup, and corpse disposal. That one major battle decimated their forces. It only took a few sprays in the days after to take care of the rest. After that... I got to sit on my balcony, sipping a drink and looking out at the lake. The spoils of my war. Fast forward a few years. I've moved into another place that is again by a lake, and with a large balcony. Knowing what I may encounter, I prepared by ordering 2 cans. So far, I haven't even finished the first one off. Perhaps word of my vicious tyranny has spread far and wide through the spider community. I have noticed it takes a bit longer to kill them now, though maybe that's just my impatience. It seems to work for a while. I sprayed around my front door once when I moved in, then again a month later for a few webs that had come back. I haven't had to since. The balcony wasn't too bad, but I sprayed around anyway, just in case. Again, I had to take out a few latecomers. Unfortunately, it also kills ladybugs. So be warned if you plan to use this where you do any gardening. Also something to watch out for - the smell of the spray can be quite strong, and if you're exposed to enough of it, it can cause mild skin irritation. (I needed to shower after my first long battle with the spiders).

We try not to use harsh chemicals around our home in general, and pesticides are no exception. A lot of the time they end up killing the beneficial bugs in the area, so we try to avoid their use as much as possible. This stuff WORKS. Do the larger ones instantly drop? No, they don't. The bigger the spider, the longer it takes to act, but they DO die and that's what I'm after. HOWEVER, the amount of black widow spiders that cropped up this summer was alarming to say the least. Those "all natural" methods might work for some areas, but it absolutely does not work for where we live. I generally don't mind spiders as long as they stay outside (free pest control, really), but we've already come across upwards of 40 black widows so far since the beginning of summer. It all started with "Big Girl" outside in the backyard in an unobtrusive area that rarely sees activity. Seeing as she was the only one around we could see, and her sheer size (about the size of a quarter, including legs; her body itself was almost the size of a juul pod, got a great look at the red hourglass shape, surprise it's actually kind of squiggly around the edges) suggested that she was either one of only a few or the only one in the yard... so we let her be. Huge mistake apparently. A few months in, she must've found a mate and laid a giant clutch of eggs because they were suddenly EVERYWHERE. Even in the garage, and the males were coming INSIDE the house. Now, the quantity is really enough to start thinning the herd here, but we also have cats and a dog and they're all elderly. The last thing I need in my life is one of them getting a dose of venom somehow and ending up needing emergency care (or worst case scenario, dying). So I bit back the guilt of using a pesticide and bought this stuff. I shake the hell out of it, so that may help in how quickly they drop compared to other users. I also coat them until they're white, point blank spray. I haven't seen a single one survive this stuff yet, and some of Big Girl's brood ended up quite large themselves. Pro Tip: the males look just like miniature medium brown versions of the females, just no hourglass. It's good to dispatch these guys as quickly as possible, because without them there won't be such a quick spike in infestation. Good luck to you!

The item arrived promptly and in good condition, although the spray mechanism was a bit stiff and tiring to operate, as a lot of areas had to be sprayed. The reason I gave it only three stars is I found the directions extremely difficult to read, - tiny white letters on an orange background. At least they should make the print in black. However, I noticed the name brand advertising the product is in quite large, legible letters. (see photo). The product is good, but very difficult to read the directions in two languages squeezed into a couple of inches in the directions. One needs to read the directions as to proper usage, how to safely use the product, and how to properly dispose of the aerosol can.

I have an extreme fear of spiders. To the point I have panic attacks, it’s awful. I live in a basement level apartment, and it’s susceptible to unwanted guests. I tried a few different sprays (even essential oil blends that claimed to deter those 8 legged freaks) and to my dismay, none of them seemed to provide the results that I was hoping for. They just kept finding their way back into my apartment, making my life miserable and cause many sleepless nights. This product was the last that I tried, I don’t know why I didn’t try it sooner. Maybe it was the cheap price, I thought that had some sort of reflection on the quality. Boy was I wrong. This product has kept my home spider free the longest out of all that I’ve tried, when I DO see a spider it’s already dead from crossing the invisible barrier into my sacred space. It isn’t a permanent solution to just spray once, you will have to spray every few weeks to keep up with the results your after. This product is great. It’s the best performer out of all that I’ve tried and absolutely the best price. I do have one complaint though the ugly spider on the front of the bottle. I literally have to turn my bottle around out so the front is out of view, because I can’t look at it.

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