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Spider webs EVERYWHERE!

When I got the coach from storage I found spider webs everywhere - under the coach, on the dash, in the shower, etc.  When I got home I vacuumed out all the spider webs I could.  Yesterday when I went in the coach they were back covering the steering wheel and dash.  I was hoping that the vacuuming would remove the spiders with their webs but apparently not.  I do not like to use bug spray but I am at a loss to find a way to remove them otherwise.  Any suggestions?
John Cooper
'91 GV 36'
Oshkosh chassis
Cat 3208T 300HP

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             Bug spray, yep , don't like  it either -----but----- might just be time to have a change of mind . You got to get them dead or ---.    Brad Metzger
Brad Metzger
2010 Phenix 45'

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Spiders are hardy. I think you will have to go to a hardware store such as Lowes Menards, etc and get an aerosol fumigating "bomb" and set it off in the coach and leave it for a day.
Follow the instructions and vacuum and air out completely when you return. By the way, spider bites are no fun!!
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

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Be sure to check the propane/air mixing chambers on the water heater and refrigerator. Spider webs in those tubes can disrupt air flow and cause sooty flames. The tubes are easy to clean out with a small flexible brush or a blast of air from a compressor. We recently had some unpleasant results from what appeared to be spider webs in the water heater.
J D Stevens
1997 U295 CAI 36' Build #5085
2002 Subaru Outback
Motorcade 16869
Bellville, TX

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I thought of a bug bomb but I was concerned that it might attack the plastic surfaces.
John Cooper
'91 GV 36'
Oshkosh chassis
Cat 3208T 300HP

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John, I learned the hard way a long time ago------If all else fails, read the instructions.
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

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John,

You are obviously not a boater or you would know that once you get 'em you are stuck with them.  The only thing I have found that works is chemical warfare at the start and end of the season.  Of course a few well trained Geckos might work!

Keith
Keith, Joyce & Smokey the Australian Cattle Dog
1995 U320 SE Extreme 40' WTBI Build # 4780, with a Honda CR-V hopefully still following behind.
Motorcade # 17030
FMCA # F422159

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Yup! Gecko's work.  We usually had 2 or 3 that we even tried to feed.....leaving a swatted fly in one of our plants inside, that they hung out in.

However, we usually found the Gecko's mummified months later(no more spiders), as Dorothy is a clean freak and leave's not a drop for the spiders to eat.

We wipe down 'everything' and usually several times with WHITE Vinegar/ceiling to floor; every couple of months...but especially after any absence.


Coach Build # 5862/40'/2001/U320/Motorcader 17136

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I don't do spiders or ants so I use a product called Bug Stop clear no odor and does not leave a film. Lasts 6 months.
Rockey

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It is funny you would mention geckos, there was a really FAT one on the propane door when I opened it.  There must have been too many spiders for him to eat them all.  Today I found a spider and wasp spray at Home Depot and am trying that.  I also got a feather duster to see if it worked any better on getting the webs up.  It didn't seem to but it removed the dust much better than the shop vac.
John Cooper
'91 GV 36'
Oshkosh chassis
Cat 3208T 300HP

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Quote from: Rockey –
I don't do spiders or ants so I use a product called Bug Stop clear no odor and does not leave a film. Lasts 6 months.

My exterminator friend tells me that spiders are not killed by getting the usual "lasting" bug spray on their legs; they must be hit directly by a spray to be killed.

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Get a hot air gun and point it in various nooks and crannies.
The selected media item is not currently available. Dave Head & Megan Westbrook
Titusville, FL - The Great Outdoors
'98 270 buying this month
Toad is a 2018 F150 XLT

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Quote from: Rockey –
I don't do spiders or ants so I use a product called Bug Stop clear no odor and does not leave a film. Lasts 6 months.
We use a similar product (Ortho Home Defense MAX Perimeter & Indoor Insect Killer) in the storage and utility bays once or twice a year ... really helps keep the bug count down to about zero.  When we are gone from the house for extended periods the cabinet baseboards get a dose as well ^.^d
2000 / 36' / U320 / WTFE
WildEBeest / "Striving to put right what once went wrong"
 

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I like the hot air approach, I'll try it.
John Cooper
'91 GV 36'
Oshkosh chassis
Cat 3208T 300HP