How to Set Spider Traps

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Consider using sticky glue traps if your objective is to kill spiders.

   While spray pesticides kill spiders fast, they are harmful to humans, pets and plants.
   
   Sticky traps have a sticky material coating on one surface.
   
   They are placed wherever spiders tend to move in search of prey; the glue traps the spiders when they walk across the trap.
   
   Buy glue traps or make your own:
   Fold a piece of cardboard into a triangular shape—about 4” long and 3” high.
   
   Brush on a sticky coating on the inside of the bottom piece of the trap.
   
   You can use glue or you can buy a commercial product at a nursery or home and garden store.
   
   Sweeten the trap by adding a bit of honey or peanut butter to the glue.
   
   This isn’t strictly necessary, but a little scent might help attract the spiders more quickly.
   
   Discard the trap when it is filled with dead spiders or other insects.
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   Step 2: Place sticky glue traps against baseboards

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   Step 3: behind and underneath furniture and inside cabinets.

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   Step 4: Use at least 3 traps in every room.

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