Citronella is a proven pest repellent and you can use it in many different ways.
Spray to keep spiders out of garage.
You also want to spray significant entry points such as along baseboards and window sills.
Spray the area of your garage where you suspect spiders are hiding.
Get citronella oil and mix a few drops with water.
Just pour the oil into an empty spray bottle or you can get them in spray form from the store and spritz it all over the garage.
When using de be careful not to inhale the dust.
To make your job even easier you don t have to clean up the spray afterward.
You can spray this on your carpet on your furniture and on your bedding to eliminate adult fleas flea eggs and flea larvae.
Then add a few drops of dish soap.
You can also mix the oil with water and place it in a spray bottle and spray the solution around your home.
You can also mix 1 tablespoon of de in a spray bottle of water.
You can also use it to keep other pests out of you garden.
Vinegar and coconut oil vinegar contains acetic acid which isn t harmful to humans but its acidic nature can be too much for spiders and can burn them on contact.
Spray it outdoors where the spiders hang out.
For instance you can use natural spider spray or peppermint oil spray which if adequately sprayed on the walls will aid in the elimination or inhibition of spiders building their webs in your garage.
Either circle the plants with a ring of the powder or spray them with the water mixture.
Then spray it outdoors to keep pests away.
Vinegar contains acetic acid which burns the spider upon contact.
Other natural substances that can be effective at repelling spiders are dry baking soda lemon juice or solutions of water mixed with tobacco.
A bonus eucalyptus oil is also a natural remedy for repelling snakes and mosquitoes.
Shake it up well and spray around the outside of your home where you see spiders.
If you want to go the natural route grab a spray bottle with either vinegar common dish soap or peppermint oil.
Mix equal parts white vinegar and water in a spray bottle and spray it directly onto any spiders you see.
In either case spray the mixtures around the edges of the walls corners and anywhere that you found spiders or other insects when you cleaned out your garage earlier.
The third approach is for you to adequately organize and keep your garage as neat as possible.
Here are a few of them.
Tips to keep bugs out of the garage.
Additionally house spiders can feed on smaller bugs while silverfish and deer mice will eat food being stored in the garage.
Ground beetles are attracted to lights so any lights left on overnight in the garage will draw them in.
The smell like the peppermint oil will keep spiders and other insects far away.
More ways to keep spiders away use vinegar.
And of course it works great in your garage to keep out the spiders.