A HANDY hack can banish spiders from your home and leave your space smelling sweet and fresh in the process.
And with a recent across the UK, there’s no better time to try it out.
A budget-friendly hack can help to banish spiders from your home, according to pest control pros (stock image)Credit: Alamy
According to the experts at Pest UK , strong smells can prove effective in deterring from your .
And while vinegar is regarded as a useful repellant, many homeowners may want to opt for a sweeter scent.
“Anthing with a strong citrus aroma” can be used, including limes, oranges, and of course lemons.
Simply “rub or spray around window sills and doors with these scents to help prevent spiders from entering”.
This trick has also be recommended by the experts at Shield Pest Control , who explained that these fruit scents can “make your home feel uninhabitable” for spiders.
“Citrus oils contain compounds like limonene and citral, which are natural insect repellents,” the pros revealed.
“These compounds interfere with spiders’ sensory receptors, overwhelming their senses and acting as a deterrent.”
Citrus fruits can also affect a spider’s nervous system, which makes the environment “unpleasant or even harmful for them”.
As well as spraying a lemon-scented mixture around your home, you can also dry the lemon peels and place them in small cloth bags around your house.
And with a single lemon priced at just 35p from , you won’t break the bank trying a variation of this .
This hack comes as the reported 100 admissions to hospital as a result of “contact with or ” in 2025.
The number of admissions has more than doubled since 2015, with experts warning the increased are likely a result of a surge in the noble false widow population.
University ecologist Clive Hambler – a lecturer in biological and human sciences at Hertford College – told The Times : “The days when you could just treat spiders as benign in Britain are over.
“I think if you were going back 50 years, then there would have been hardly any consequences from spider bites in Britain.
“The incidents of severe bites from spiders in Britain will have increased, as this species [false widows] became hugely more abundant in Britain, particularly in the south.”
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