permaculture

[mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net>]

The doors are brand new, tightly sealed & the building was just built  
a couple years ago to green building specs—super insulated,  
airtight.  The problem is the spiders seems to be coming in when the  
doors are opening & closing.  We have 250 people working here & many  
many visitors. Doors are propped open sometimes so things can be  
moved in & out, etc.

~mIEKAL


On May 29, 2007, at 9:22 PM, Don Titmus wrote:

> as with any insect you dont want in the house - Seal the entry ways  
> - rubber
> door seals, chalk the cracks, bug screens on windows, etc....
>
> don
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mIEKAL aND" <dtv@mwt.net>
> To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 6:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] repelling wolf spiders
>
>
> > So far the solutions are citrus scent on all door jambs, osage orange
> > broken up & spread outside the door, same with black walnuts, &
> > french marigold barriers.  & we're talking a lot of wolf spiders,
> > maybe not armies, but at least patrols.  You've reminded me that I
> > should try to convince the operations people that the spiders could
> > be trapped & released somewhere else (like in my own garden) because
> > I'm pretty sure they are being flushed down the toilet or stomped on.
> >
> > ~mIEKAL