How can one treat a Hobo spider that was mildly exposed to bug barrier?
While this might sound weird, I take the opposite approach to spiders as most people I know. While poisonous, they are extremely beneficial and help keep down insect and bug populations.
While spraying Bug Barrier outside of my house to prevent the invading hordes of boxelder and asian lady beetles from entering my house, I came close to directly hitting a hobo spider.
I don't think it took a direct hit, but I did move it to a nearby tree to further limit its exposure. I figured moving it away from the treated area and leaving it alone would be best. It is climbing the tree but moving a little slow. I'm wondering if there's any treatments for these scenarios where a spider is exposed to poison?
As for why I'm spraying, I can't live with hordes of boxelder and asian beetles swarming in my house over the winter like I'm in a Hitchcock movie. It does really get that bad; I am not exaggerating. I do try to be cognizant of what I'm spraying so I can give the non-pests, like spiders, a fighting chance. If I see them before I spray, I move them. But I don't necessarily know where they'll be. For pet owners, the preventative answer would be "move the spider before spraying or don't spray near it", but accidents do happen, and someone out there might be helped by this question.
While this particular hobo spider is not technically a pet, people do keep them as pets. Surprisingly, there is no information on the Internet on how to treat a spider exposed to poison.
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Unfortunately, there aren't any medical treatments for Hobo spiders, and there isn't any antidote for insect pesticides that you will be able to administer to a wild Hobo spider.
Your best option is to move it away from the sprayed area (which you've already done) and hope for the best.
Alternatively, if you think the spider is suffering, you could euthanize it.
This is one of the disadvantages of spraying poison around your home; along with your intended target, it will affect other wild animals.
Please note that I'm not suggesting that it is wrong to use a spray around your home. However, if you are concerned about the welfare of wildlife around your home (as you seem to be), this is something to consider when making a decision.
I have used the Bug Barrier a few years now and it works great. Kills almost every single bug. After I applied the very first time to a newly moved into house, There was large scale bug death in the areas I sprayed.
Now one thing I did notice is the spiders in and around the house were unaffected. I do not share your love for spiders and, when I came across on in the basement as I was spraying, I shot it directly. The little guy scampered away. I followed and got him again. He ran somewhere else. Did not seem to effect him at all. Other bugs (box elder) I sprayed fell and seemed to die on contact. I also still notice the webs in the basement and around the house.
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