Evict Common House Spiders With This Simple Vinegar Hack

You could be obsessed with keeping your home squeaky clean, yet still come across a spider or two busily spinning around as if auditioning for Cirque du Soleil. While there's no debating that these creepy crawlies are useful in keeping other insects, including roaches and flies, out of a home, their presence can still be unnerving. However, before you grab a shoe to swat that spider away, head to the kitchen instead and snap up the white vinegar. With a simple vinegar hack, you can effectively evict common spiders from your home.

Vinegar is a versatile cleaning tool that doubles as a spider repellant. Along with mint, citrus, and cinnamon, vinegar is one natural smell spiders dislike, a fact you can use in your home to keep the arachnids away. This said, if some brave-hearted creatures dare to ignore the odor warning, vinegar's acetic acid can also harm the spiders by burning their soft bodies. What's more, diluted vinegar functions as a drying agent, slowly sapping the arachnids of their water content. So, rather than opting for chemicals, use this household staple to get rid of spiders instead.

Chasing arachnids away from your home is easy with white vinegar. Simply combine vinegar and water in a 1 to 1 ratio in a spritz bottle and get ready to spray those common spiders with the solution. Despite being diluted, the solution is effective at killing the pesky invaders without being toxic to you or your beloved pets. However, if you're bothered by its smell, feel free to soak citrus rinds in the spray mix before using it (as mentioned, citrus is another smell spiders turn away from).

Since it's not viable to hunt for spiders individually, single out their favored hidey-holes, like cluttered cabinets, under furniture, and wall cracks, and spray these areas with the prepared solution, too. Basically, to cover all your bases, don't leave out any dark corners. Alternatively, you can fill up small bowls with diluted vinegar and put them around high spider activity spots. To avoid the creepy feeling of dusting off silky cobwebs, consider spraying the liquid over the spiders' egg sacs and spun webs, too. This should keep the tiny critters from trespassing on your abode for good. You can repeat the process as required.