With the unusually warm summer up here in Montreal, Ive got several commericial store front clients asking if I can remove the [I]spiders, webs, and nests [/I]that dot the outside of the frames and that, at times, cover the frames even within a weeks time. I bring my brush every time I go out and I thoroughly remove everything I can see and reach. However, even inside of a week theyre back.
[I][B]Question:[/B][/I] Being new to the biz, is there a certain product that I could find somewhere and apply somehow to once and for all remove spiders and their webs and nests? If anyone has anything they`ve used for this application or thoughts to pass on, it would be very much appreciated.
The spiders have been off the wall here this summer. I just caught a nasty bite on my arm last Friday.
I usually mop them off with a strip washer while in the process of cleaning, but if you’re only removing the webs and not cleaning, I’d say just use a $4 Home Depot brush at the end of a pole (is it Chateau Depeaux there in Montreal? lol!).
There has to be some extended old-wives-tale solution to the nests returning. Scour Google for it. I know smearing a line toothpaste on a sill keeps ants out, maybe it’ll work for spiders too?
Yes, you must be licensed, but only if what you are using is recognized as an insecticide/pesticide. I think they are more worried about toxic chemicals than anything. I am using an all natural item with good success.
Ya, I dont think Ill be using anything recognized as an insecticide or pesticide. If it comes down to it and brushing everything off before I clean the windows doesnt work, Ill just have to tell me clients to call the exterminator. Whats theall natural itemthat youre using with good success??!
Borax is a good spider repellent. You can find it on the laundry aisle.
Guess what- if you charge someone to apply it for bugs then you fall under licensing requirements whether they are enforced or not.
Sounds crazy, but it just depends on whether someone reports you or not.
having been in pest control you still need an applicators license using man made chemicals or all natural chemicals if you use them in any commercial application if not there are big fines for you.
we have 1 house we do that has crazy webs all the time, we service them every 2 months, we just remove with strip washer. We offer high cobweb removal and high litebulb replacement to customers, if i see one and can reach it, i usually just remove. we had one customer who asked for us to remove all the webs from corners of his house, under gutters etc, most were 40 ft in air, that we charged extra for.
the spiders are crazy here in North Bay Ontario this year, the same Ettore brush ive used for 4 yrs that still looked new this spring now is worn completely to almost nothing. Brush brush brush… i often suggest chemical spraying by a licensed company for spiders, but even that only works for a limited time then they are back.
Fresh water diatomaceous earth kills insects and you can get it in food grade really cheap. I’ve wondered for a while if it would help to apply some on the window ledges.
I also has many health benefits if eaten. I put some in my chocolate milk sometimes.
Would you still need a license to use that ? It’s not a chemical. What about if you spread cottage cheese on your window sill because you thought it might kill insects ?
I brush off webs as I see them and don’t charge for it. I also keep a big can of wasp & hornet spray in the truck and kill any of those suckers i run into. Again I don’t charge for that it’s more for my own sanity, I hate working around bees.
Use a fan blade cleaning attachment you can get at lowes or home despot and it grabs webs really well…we use it before we pwash porches ect
to make it easier to clean
I see a lot of great ideas regarding spider web removal. Try to keep in mind those little buggers keep you in business. My preference is a standard bulb shaped cob web brush that also cleans out ceiling lights.
I think I’m numb to the whole spider web thing being a window cleaner here in Riverside, California though
