Experts reveal the house plants that repel spiders as they invade homes

11 October 2021, 14:22

You can simply use house plants to keep your home spider-free. Picture: Getty

By Alice Dear

Keeping spiders out of your home this autumn could be as easy as popping to your local garden centre for some basil, lavender or lemon balm.

Spider season is officially upon us, and people across the UK have the webs in their homes to prove it.

The invasion of spiders into our homes happens evert autumn when the male spiders creep indoors in a bid to find a mate.

Because of this, millions of people across Britain will be dealing with increased numbers of arachnids in dark corners, at the back of cupboard to scurrying across the kitchen floor.

If the amount of spiders in your home if stressing you out, there are ways of deterring them from your residence, and they're completely natural.

Spiders are entering homes across the UK over autumn in search of a mate. Picture: Getty

That's right, purchasing the right kind of indoor plant can help keep your home spider-free this autumn – and smelling fabulous.

The experts at Primrose listed the seven plants you can purchase this autumn to help repel those eight-legged pests.

Lemon Balm

Low maintenance
Spiders repelled by the citrus smell
Also repels fruit flies

Basil

Spiders repelled by the oils in basil
Also work on ants, houseflies and mosquitos
Mix with witch hazel for a repellent spray

Lavender

Outdoor plant
Can be cut, tided together and placed in rooms of the house
Pleasant smell for humans, not so much for spiders

Mint

Grow in your kitchen for meals as well as to repel spiders
Add to water to create repellent spray
Spray in the entry points of the home

Rosemary

Intense smell for spiders
Keep it inside to keep the smell pungent

Eucalyptus

Will drive spiders out of the home
Use sprigs in bathroom, living room and kitchen
Add to water and witch hazel and spray in corners of rooms to stop webs being made