Friday, January 6, 2012

Black widow spider nesting in my plant pot!?

Down at the bottom, in the drain hole. The plant needs to be put into a larger pot, but I'm scared to do it! Any suggestions?

Black widow spider nesting in my plant pot!?
get a 5 gallon bucket and fill it with enough water to come up to the top of the pot. Put on leather gloves and carefully place the pot in the water. Leave it in there for a while. The water will either drown it or force him to come to the surface.
Reply:Smooshing spiders works well. To be on the safe side, wear latex gloves while working with this plant. The spiders jaws are not big enough to bite through latex, which will be a blessing if you encounter spiders you didn't know were there.
Reply:i think that the plant is going to have to take a loss on this one
Reply:quit acting like a little sissy and lay the pot on its sideand blast the bottom side with a water hose...that should dislodge the spider
Reply:Buy some cheap boric acid powder at the drug store. Set the pot down on top of a pile of the powder so that the spider has to touch or move through it. The powder will slowly kill the spider (not immediately, but it will be a "goner").
Reply:Spray with a little "House and Garden" spray. Then kill the spider and proceed with your work.
Reply:If you don't want alot of black widow spiders in your plant pot, I suggest you spray with some insectide and kill it.
Reply:just spray it with hair spray, it will die!
Reply:1. I've been bitten by a widow... The good news is that it won't kill you. The bad news is that it'll hurt like hell and you'll need to go to the doctor for Prednasone and antibiotics.



2. If you can see him, you can spray him. Get the strongest Raid or other insecticide you can find and kill him. When you replant - put Triazicide in the mixture to kill off any offspring that might exist. Keep an eye out for the little ones.



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3. Seal the plant in a plastic bag then dump it in the trash. Take $50 out of the bank and go shopping for a new plant...


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