The best cockroach and spider poison?

[Stav]

I need advice guys.I have redback spiders around the place and I went to bunnings hardware for the spider poison.I Sprayed around the house and directly onto the redbacks. The next day the spiders were still hanging around alive and healthy!! Where can I get some really good poison from to get rid of these bugs?

[Mechan1k]

Keep the daddy long legs ... they get rid of redbacks for you.

But for spiders I ahve found your normal fly spray that kills spiders does the job.

[Mondie]

Stav,

Coopex is the best stuff, you buy it in a soup sized satchel for about $7 and it makes 4 litres. l use it on ants but it equally kills spiders, and has a lasting effect for at least a month

Cheers

[Pedro]

Isn't it two blocks of wood?
Place the spider on block 1 ...........

[PoMmYwOG]

another good one is the surface spray from aldi...very potent stuff that is. Its in a red can with a black top. we had heaps of ants where i used to live and we sprayed this once around the front door and for six months we would find dead ants, spiders and upturned cockroaches and other crawling insects. Glad it stopped the ants and cockys coming in the house.

[Tote]

I have had success in with flea and cockroach bombs in my garage, make sure all the electrics are off first though.
Regards,
Tote

[Super Roo 1970]

is coopex now available to the public?
i used to buy that in powder form and use puffers, its great stuff, but a bit messy. was only available though if you knew a pest control man well.

[Stav]

I used to be able to get termite poison from bunnings afew years ago but have not had luck in finding it anymore.It killed everything.One spray and we left the house for a day .There was a massacre of all bugs .. Thanks for the suggestions keep them coming if you can.

[ubute]

If you have any agricultural supply stores nearby, Lorsban mixed at 8X strength does wonders on spiders, and most other insects. Even in the city you can find places that stock it ilke IAMA or Primac. Dunno how much it costs in small quantities, the old man gets it in 20L drums so I just pinch a small jar worth every year.

[TEaaron]

I've found fire and small amounts of petrol good for getting rid of huntsmens.

[ubute]

Moderate amounts of petrol poured liberally over the nest over the course of a day, allowing time to soak in, and fire do wonders on ants nests... Not advisable in dry grass or in built up areas, or with a short match... The time I did it as a kid I had to walk back through the paddock with a slightly singed sleeve and explain to mum what happened to my eyebrows.... the *woooooof* was hella impressive tho hehe

[banarcus]

Originally Posted by PoMmYwOG

another good one is the surface spray from aldi...very potent stuff that is. Its in a red can with a black top. we had heaps of ants where i used to live and we sprayed this once around the front door and for six months we would find dead ants, spiders and upturned cockroaches and other crawling insects. Glad it stopped the ants and cockys coming in the house.

This stuff is the ducks guts. It has kept away cockroaches from the past 3 houses we have lived in and lasts a long time too.

[Lightning Strike GT]

Originally Posted by TEaaron

I've found fire and small amounts of petrol good for getting rid of huntsmens.

When I was a kid, about 9 I think, I did this in the shed and the huntsman high tailed it under the bench
All I can remember is a lot of smoke and dads size ten swiftly planted in the freckle

[Mondie]

Originally Posted by Super Roo 1970

is coopex now available to the public?
i used to buy that in powder form and use puffers, its great stuff, but a bit messy. was only available though if you knew a pest control man well.

l have been buying it for at least the past 5 years through a farm supplies place so best try Dalgety or Elders

Cheers