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Old 05 November 2009, 01:50 AM
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Default Chestnuts repel spiders?

I saw this on a thread on another message board. Someone recommended chestnuts as a pet-safe way to get rid of spiders. The reason is supposed to be that the oil in fresh chestnuts is toxic to them.
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Old 05 November 2009, 02:10 AM
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Chownuts!

Don't know if there's a consensus, though.
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I saw this on a thread on another message board. Someone recommended chestnuts as a pet-safe way to get rid of spiders. The reason is supposed to be that the oil in fresh chestnuts is toxic to them.
Chestnuts will kill spiders, but you have to aim carefully.
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Chestnuts will kill spiders, but you have to aim carefully.
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