Very unwise of the spider to parade across my family room floor the day after I posted about citrus oils repelling them...my curiosity was high-- high enough to secure the spider in a tote and see for myself. :)
*Animal activists: I had no intent on torturing him in any way. Just wanted to REPEL him.* :)
So I put him in one side if the tote, and DoTerra Lemon Oil on the other side, just smeared it on the tote with my finger.
I checked it about every half hour for a about six hours. Every time he was on the opposite side of the Lemon Oil! I even tilted it so that he would slide closer to it several times. He always ended up on the opposite side!
Oh, and the tote smelled great. :)
So, in my little test, CITRUS OIL REALLY DOES REPEL SPIDERS. Good to know!
Soon after that trial, I read that PEPPERMINT OIL also repels
spiders...
and mice...
and ants... (I also tried this one and rid my driveway of ants.)
So watch out spiders, the peppermint trials are next!!
