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<blockquote data-quote="cjjtulsa" data-source="post: 1594237" data-attributes="member: 6146"><p>According to the pest control guy that treated our previous house that was infested with fiddlebacks, spray won't do a lot of good. Recluse spiders have long enough legs that their body rarely touches the surface, and spiders don't "clean" themselves like roaches and pests do by licking their feet, so unless the spray gets directly on them, it doesn't do much. He used "Delta Dust", and after I found out what he used, I bought some online. According to him, it was illegal for me to do it without a license, but I guess either money talks, or he didn't want me going the DIY route. I used one of those small garden dust spreaders (looks like a miniature leaf blower with a hand crank) and a VERY GOOD respirator I got from work, and would blast the attic and other areas twice a year with it. It is super fine, and floats like smoke in the air for several minutes. Once it settles, I can't see anything in those spaces that <em>wouldn't</em> get it on them. Of course I ran the wife and kids out for a few hours before I did it. I also took small amounts and sprinkled sparingly around baseboards, and other places like that that are favorite travel routes for them. Seemed to control them, but as the pest guy said, "you can control them, but you'll never get rid of them".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cjjtulsa, post: 1594237, member: 6146"] According to the pest control guy that treated our previous house that was infested with fiddlebacks, spray won't do a lot of good. Recluse spiders have long enough legs that their body rarely touches the surface, and spiders don't "clean" themselves like roaches and pests do by licking their feet, so unless the spray gets directly on them, it doesn't do much. He used "Delta Dust", and after I found out what he used, I bought some online. According to him, it was illegal for me to do it without a license, but I guess either money talks, or he didn't want me going the DIY route. I used one of those small garden dust spreaders (looks like a miniature leaf blower with a hand crank) and a VERY GOOD respirator I got from work, and would blast the attic and other areas twice a year with it. It is super fine, and floats like smoke in the air for several minutes. Once it settles, I can't see anything in those spaces that [I]wouldn't[/I] get it on them. Of course I ran the wife and kids out for a few hours before I did it. I also took small amounts and sprinkled sparingly around baseboards, and other places like that that are favorite travel routes for them. Seemed to control them, but as the pest guy said, "you can control them, but you'll never get rid of them". [/QUOTE]
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