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Household pest control is a periodic task

Jewelleryrescue
Kind of a Big Deal

Household pest control is a periodic task

Hi all  I am here today to suggest you  buy and  use  a home DIY pest  control  3 or 4 litre comes with a sprayer nozzle etc as a  guide. 

 

A home  DIY kit is not as  strong (dosny last as  long in the weather either as  Pro  sprays but they do make a difference.

Richgro 3L Indoor Outdoor Surface Spray $22.77

 

The object is to spray all around your house in all those nooks and crannies and help lower the spider and insect population down and  keep them in check, to reduce the random problems around your house every 4 months or  so.

If you have pets  simply spray where they cant get into.  Cant  hurt to spray around your garage and outdoor garden sheds too eves under house brick weep holes fences wicker furniture cock roaches  love that stuff.

I noticed a white tail spider nest in amongst  the roses and left them alone while gardening making a mental note to  spray the webs  and  spiders I saw but they got me first.

 

I never in all my life have I ever had a  spider bite but about 3 1/2 weeks ago was hit be a suspected white tail spider bite, Never felt a thing 2 bites but the following time in hospital was a very unpleasant time  with very high fevers 39.7degrees ( Girls like really hot guys  dont  they? lol that was me)

An infected  leg that ballooned up double its normal size oozing horrible stuff was  my  reward.  Today now I still have lingering  bacterial infection and I am using compression stocking but the infection is deep maybe weeks to finally  clear  it. Thankfully the  pain is subsided so I can  think straighter again.  I was popping panadols and nurofen like they where lollies but now have forced myself off them.

 

White  tail poision isnt that bad and barely hurts us humans in less than 3 days the redness goes away but snake and spider venon is basically modified saliva some types of which used to  start digesting the pray into a pre digested flesh milkshake.

 

In  me the bites x2 introduced a  heavy bacterial infection as it was breaking down my leg basically a secondary white  tail surprise package.

 

I have being out of action for several weeks sorry about that. 

 

White  tails are the lesser of the spiders as far as  poision but there abilitly to attack  flesh is dangerous I might have lost a  leg if not for modern antibodies.

 

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EricL
Bunnings Team Member
Bunnings Team Member

Re: Household pest control is a periodic task

Hello @Jewelleryrescue 

 

I'm glad you are feeling better, I wish you a speedy recovery. The Richgro 3L Indoor Outdoor Surface Spray should keep the insects away.

 

Eric

 

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