9 habits that attract spiders to your home. Change them and you will quickly forget about the problem

Some people are terrified and try to avoid them at all costs. It turns out that through certain actions we ourselves encourage them to appear in the apartment. The portal has published a list of 9 reasons why spiders visit us boldly. Check what to pay attention to to avoid an unpleasant meeting.

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What attracts spiders to the house? Pay attention to store-bought fruit, animal feed, and plants

• Not washing the fruit. Products brought from the farm are often washed just before consumption. This keeps them fresh longer, but it can also attract spiders that like to weave webs, for example, between grapes. If you want to avoid this, wash them thoroughly as soon as you bring them home.
• Leaving animal food on the floor. If you have a four-legged pet at home, you probably leave his food in a bowl on the floor. It turns out that long-term exposure can attract bugs, and with them spiders. – If you have a pet, be sure to clean its food bowl regularly. Also, store pet food in airtight containers, said pest expert Jordan Foster.
• Not pruning plants. It is worth changing your habits and doing it regularly to avoid the appearance of spiders. “If you have a lot of potted plants and leaves in your home that spiders love to build webs in, it’s time to clean and trim them,” Foster recommended.

Close baskets and wipe countertops. Regular vacuuming is just as important

• Keeping trash cans open. It turns out that the action attracts spiders. “Dispose of household waste properly and you will not only prevent cockroaches, flies and ants from appearing, but also spiders,” entomologist and pest control expert Ryan Smith told BestLife.
• Not wiping the countertops. Leaving food scraps attracts insects that feed on them, and then spiders. It is therefore important to clean up immediately after preparing the food.
• Living in a mess. Probably nothing attracts spiders as much as uncleaned surfaces. Insects like to hide in hard-to-reach hiding places, so it is worth vacuuming regularly to get rid of them.

Spiders in the house? Better not leave laundry on the floor

• Leaving laundry on the floor. Such a pile is an ideal place for spiders that seek shelter. ‘It’s best to keep laundry off the floor and in closed baskets to make it harder for spiders to get to this hiding place,’ said entomologist Fred Willey.
• The presence of flies and other insects. It is worth paying attention to the problem of other pests that appear in our house. If there are flies flying around the room or ants walking around, you are likely to have a similar problem with spiders. “If you don’t like spiders, you may need to get rid of other insects as well,” explained cleaning and organization expert Stefan Bucur.
• Forgetting to clean gutters and pipes. These surfaces should be cleaned from time to time as spiders often enter the house through them.