Baller SkiJay Posted October 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 2, 2014 Just about every ski session starts with a face full of spider web as I walk onto our Florida dock with my hands full of gear. It usually doesn't bug me that much, but every now and then, it makes me want to punch a spider in its hairy little face. If you even bother trying, how do you control the spider population on or around your dock and boat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GOODESkier Posted October 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 2, 2014 spray.............. We have a healthy population of BLACK WIDOWS and the only way to deal is preventative spraying and when I do see the odd one that survived the preventative spray, brake cleaner works really well........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted October 2, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted October 2, 2014 Jay, To eliminate and not see them again for a year or better, use Termidor SC. Purchased as a liquid in a 20oz concentrated form. Mix with water as per directions. Sprays clear and stays clear when dry. It is oil based I believe (not oily to touch at all...can't even detect it) and that's why it last so long and more so under cover. But as it is oil based I would not spray dock with boat in slip or anything you think will not be good. I've done this to my dock here in FL and have only had to do it once every 18mnths or so. The cost seems steep for the little bottle but it makes a ton of product. You will not run out. I would not spray in areas often touched by hands or skin. Or wash off those areas with a light degreaser after. What's interesting is they have found spots I cannot spray. Webs will go from under the dock to the bottom of the boat at times. But really don't care as it is rare and they get dunked when the boat goes down...then the fishys gettm. Revenge is sweet. example of a quick google search for it: http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/termidor-sc-p-184.html?zmam=70093104&zmas=1&zmac=2&zmap=184&gclid=CMi2tN6PjsECFdDm7AodSlsAlA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted October 2, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted October 2, 2014 What are you spraying with @GOODESkier, other than brake clean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 We have these. They don't bother people though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted October 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 2, 2014 I'm throwing the BS flag on that one @SM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jipster43 Posted October 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 2, 2014 If you have aquatic life that you would like to protect, be careful not to allow any pesticide to drift into the water. Especially if it has a residual affect (Termidor SC). Using a Windex- type spray bottle will allow you to focus your spray exactly where you want it. Wear nitrile gloves, long sleeves and pants, eye protection, a hat, and even a respirator if you have one. That's pro style! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 @MattP This is the female. Seriously, these are very common here. I've never heard of anyone being bitten by one. They eat a ton of bugs so we don't bother them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted October 2, 2014 Supporting Member Share Posted October 2, 2014 @MattP @SM The female doesn't look familiar, but the first one pictured is fairly common in both MA and (even more so) PA. Those way-zoomed pictures can be a little misleading, though. The total diameter of the legs is usually around 2"-3" with maybe an occasional huge one that goes 4". Can give you a good scare because they remain stationary for hours at a time and then move very suddenly. Even saw one grab an unsuspecting dragonfly one time. But I've never heard of anyone being harmed by one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted October 2, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted October 2, 2014 @jipster43 that is a great point. A small spray bottle is exactly what I use. Along with gloves, protective eye ware and the like. @SM nothing like that exists on my dock in FL... If it did, my family would never set foot on it. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted October 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 2, 2014 I've seen some big Wolf Spiders here, but what the heck is that @SM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GOODESkier Posted October 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 2, 2014 Ortho Home Defense works pretty well. You can also go to a spray distributor for agricultural application and buy some of there stuff. Some of it requires a spray license, but they also sell over the counter stuff that works on critters that don't groom themselves (meaning the residual that they walk thru never makes it to killing them cause they don't use their feet to clean or groom themselves. We have had about 3-4 LARGE BLACK WIDOWS this year. One was actually on my boat trailer safety chains............. Other was on a garage door and a third was on the pool deck. Some winter/summers seem to bread these things more than others! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted October 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 2, 2014 I always thought black widows to live in hot climates. Have seen them in Visalia, CA at our plant, AZ, TX, and FL. Would have never guessed they were up North. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 @ AB http://www.cottagetips.com/tips/facts-about-dock-spiders/ Because of their long fat legs, I don't find them scary like "normal" spiders. Wikipedia also refers to them as dock spiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted October 2, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted October 2, 2014 I had no idea there was actually a spider called the "dock spider!" I was just generically referring to all the jumping spiders and web-mess-making spiders that seem to show up within days of cleaning them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GOODESkier Posted October 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 2, 2014 @AB Central WA is one of those unknown paradises........... we have over 300 days of sunshine and average temps in the summer in the 90's. Flat water, cold Columbia River, and a few sweet tournament lakes within a quick jump. COME VISIT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted October 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 2, 2014 I have an old friend that just moved to Seattle area, and has invited us out for a visit. I have only passed through on business and hit the tower and a pier restaurant. Looked like a nice area, sans black widows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Brady Posted October 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 2, 2014 @SM I have "long fat legs" unlike normal people. Do you find me scary? Oh, and I am also extremely hairy and I like to hang out on docks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GOODESkier Posted October 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 2, 2014 @AB next time get in touch. Lots of places to meet over there for a ski....... or over here on the warm and sunny side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller eleeski Posted October 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 2, 2014 Spiders rock! Each one is worth a couple dollars of insecticide over its lifespan. When the mosquitoes out here carry west nile or encephalitis, anything that kills mosquitoes is welcome. Sweep the spiders out of the way while acknowledging their value. If you spray, be careful not to contaminate the water and kill your mosquito fish. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted October 2, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 2, 2014 @eleeski that is what I tell my wife about the spiders in the basement - well they must be eating something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MrJones Posted October 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 3, 2014 I use some stuff Darwin suggested. It's called Suspend SC. I am sure the active ingredient is the same as the other SC stuff mentioned here. I hit the dock, garage, shop, and porches. 2 gal spot sprayer. Leaky wand, no gloves, no mask, usually dripping down my arm. I notice I don't usually have any bugs on me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted October 3, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted October 3, 2014 FWIW, I really don't mind spiders. Like @eleeski says, they do a lot to keep the other bugs in check. I don't mind the garden being full of them, and relocate the ones I find in the house to the garden. I certainly don't feel good about resorting to chemical warfare either, but I just want to reclaim the dock and boat from them to avoid the daily mess of webs all over everything including in my face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted October 3, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted October 3, 2014 I'll add that FL spiders crap like dogs. Ok maybe not that much but they make a mess of things. Before I murdered all the little bug eaters, I would never consider leaving the boat uncovered overnight. Death was the only viable solution. Besides we have tons of bats....there's the true volume bug control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller lcarnes Posted October 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 3, 2014 We have found hanging a stocking full of moth balls over the boat keeps the spider poop off. Also, be friendly to your mud dobbers. They eat the spiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted October 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 3, 2014 trying to add an image. We had a spider like that on the house this year. Called a "dark fishing spider". They reproduce like rabbits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted October 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 3, 2014 My computer won't add an image no matter how I do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted October 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 3, 2014 Are you using IE? I can only add pics if I use Chrome. Haven't tried Firefox yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted October 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 3, 2014 Found this bad boy on the front of our house. The internet suggested that they produce 1000s of young and are particularly known for house invasion. I would have killed it in an instant, but my much kinder, gentler wife insisted on catch and release. I am hoping it stayed in the woods across the street! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted October 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 3, 2014 Dock spider? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller scuppers Posted October 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 3, 2014 @SkiJay Spray the whole thing down with Tempo SC - use a backpack style sprayer, one with both volume and pressure capability and really wet everything down. It will take care of spiders and keep mud daubers from making nests. PS Kills fire ants too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller cragginshred Posted October 6, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 6, 2014 When you have rattlesnakes in the boathouse you are not worried about spiders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Brady Posted October 6, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 6, 2014 I am not worried about spiders or snakes for that matter. The thing on my dock that scares me the most is my damn wife....giving me grief for skiing yet again! Is there some sort of spray that can make that one move to a different location? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted October 6, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 6, 2014 @Brady, it's called a credit card.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller cragginshred Posted October 7, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 7, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller cragginshred Posted October 7, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 7, 2014 The above critter was hiding behind some gear in the boathouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted October 7, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted October 7, 2014 I hope you used a wake board, or at least not a ski for this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller cragginshred Posted October 7, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 7, 2014 Shovel ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJVDMZN Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 @Brady send you wife to @Skijay, she can walk in front of him on the dock. Both problems solved :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skierjp Posted October 15, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 15, 2014 A product called Demon is the best for any type bug or spider, 1 oz per gallon. They fall out of the boat house rafters like paratroopers. 1 application per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpreuss Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I use Hot Shot Foggers/6 on my porches, garages basement, storage sheds and roof on the dock, the product lasts for the entire season as long as 12 months for me. No gloves, glasses or any protection necessary. It's cheap and it's available at Home Depot, Lowes and Wal Mart. Look for the green box. I suggest using generously and buy plenty. If I see any signs of ants or any bugs I just hit 'em again... Use of the product has completely changed outdoor living for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Zman Posted October 16, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 16, 2014 @Wish Good stuff you mentioned, the Termidor. We make it where I work in so GA. Made esp for termite treatment, but works awesome on most other insects. Too bad I couldn't get my hands on some off-spec cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted October 17, 2014 Baller Share Posted October 17, 2014 Saw this today on FBook. Real spider in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopowpow Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 My garage door would be destroyed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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