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Black widows everywhere!!!

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Vladimir

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Apr 28, 2010
Hollywood, Florida
So to make a long story short. I parked my talon at my friends shed for about a year and now that I got it back there is black widows everywhere... Scary!!! How do I get rid of them. I just sprayed one with pb blaster, than kept spraying it with brake cleaner until it fell. I put it in a can and brought to my friend who knows everything about insects and he confirmed it's a widow. The crazy thing is after spaying the spider with all these chemicals he is still alive.... Help, I'm afraid of my talon. Thanks :)

P.s-Also I went to a store to look at all the sprays and chemicals and evrything they had says it won't kill widows.
 
Because they are such a highly toxic spider not many chemicals will kill them. The best thing is to trap them. My house is full of brown recluse which are about the same level as the widows. I used the sticky traps like you would for mice, lay them out all over the car. I'd put them under the seats, in the trunk, under the dash, under the hood.
 
You need the heavy duty insecticides for Black Widows (like a professional service would use).

They are pretty resistant to the hardware store variety of bug killers.

We had them ALL OVER at a power plant that I worked at years ago. We had to have people come out monthly to spray the facility or they would just multiply like crazy.
 
Dang. That gives me the chills just picturing it. Maybe you can hire a professional to help or call. I know this is nowhere near the same but I had a huge insect and mice problem and someone came out and put some bomb thing in and we had to leave for a day.
 
Great, I'll be driving down the streets with a can of wd-40 and a lighter in my hand, looking out for black widows. :)

But seriously I want some more advices cause this is a serious situation. I'll put some sticky pods and try to spray some bug spray. If anyone know a better solution please, thanks.
 
That is probably the best thing, how
Much you think they charge. I did talk to a friend and he said that widows always come back, and my garage probably already got them cause the car is in my driveway.
 
Speaking of black widows, heres one i killed the other day when i was on duty, burnt his a$$ alive

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I would personally move the car to an outside location, like on the street, in the sun, they'll hate that. Also, what all living things need is food. They'll leave. :p
 
For sale 1991 eagle talon awd. Clean inside and out, old lady driven, very well taking care of 2000 obo....... Lol just kidding

Well maybe :)
 
No pics yet I'll try to get some tomorrow after work but it's gonna be hard cause they are hidding in the fenders, under the car and in places under the hood. I'll try to get the exterminator to come tomorrow and spray the car. I don't really want to go near it, cause I can't afford being sick if they bite
 
WD40 and a Lighter...Fire kills them quick., I usually Give the Fender areas a Blast before reaching around in there.



Cool idea..

umm, maybe set the car on fire. all BWs will be dead, or gone :D

parking in radioactive environment or a big cryo-chamber? :D
 
Literally the only good thing about living here is there are no insects/spiders like that. Everything else sucks though. I would bomb the car and maybe your garage too.
 
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