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Bug proofing window? (Spider pic inside!)
Blameless Cleric
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Hey guys there is a spider right by where my head goes for sleeping in my room in the apartment I've just started subletting in western Mass. How can I cheaply make this window less likely to allow bug - especially moth and arachnid - entry?
Spider: http://imgur.com/KkcNRDL
Window: http://imgur.com/CbAwEMh
(Also, re: the spider's safety..
I'm aware of the fact that it's almost certainly not dangerous and it IS in a good spot to prevent other bugs from being near my head, so currently I have chosen to allow it to be my roommate probationally, pending more information on where it likes to build its web (gonna wait and see if it extends or moves tomorrow night). I'm just not interested in further houseguests.
If it turns out it's got expansionary ambitions it'll be relocated to the living room window.)
Spider: http://imgur.com/KkcNRDL
Window: http://imgur.com/CbAwEMh
(Also, re: the spider's safety..
I'm aware of the fact that it's almost certainly not dangerous and it IS in a good spot to prevent other bugs from being near my head, so currently I have chosen to allow it to be my roommate probationally, pending more information on where it likes to build its web (gonna wait and see if it extends or moves tomorrow night). I'm just not interested in further houseguests.
If it turns out it's got expansionary ambitions it'll be relocated to the living room window.)
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If yes, check the edge of the screen insert for gaps. They aren't always perfect matches to the windows they go with. Also check around the window frame itself, sometimes they aren't sealed all that well.
If no, you're either going to have to keep the window closed or figure out a screen. Buying some screen fabric and cutting it to size is probably cheaper and easier than finding a screen frame to fit the window.
I wouldn't automatically worry about moths getting in, spiders are usually much smaller and require smaller gaps for entry.
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Your best bet for bug-proofing a window is to cram a strip of foam weatherstrip around the outside edges of the window. It's got an adhesive back, and you can cut it to length.
However, that window looks new enough that it's probably tight enough to keep out creepy crawlies, as long as you keep it closed. You can test it by waiting for a windy day, slowly passing a lit candle within a few inches of the seams, and watching for the flame to flicker.
Most spiders and other crawling insects get in under the door or around pipe fittings. Installing a door sweep on your external door is a bit of a pain, but will seal that entrance. Packing the gaps around all your water and gas pipes with steel wool is a cheap and easy way to keep things from crawling in that way.
And yeah, the spider has wandered off someplace in the night. I'll keep an eye out for egg sacs. Wish I had some caulk because there's a generous gap between the window frame and the sill that is right by the little web, and I guess probably where it'd lay the things, if it's going to do that.
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You could also caulk the gaps, but that can inhibit operation of the window.
You could also do a perimeter treatment with poison as well, but I'm not sure how comfortable you are with poison.
I'd rather not do poison. And yeah, I'm not going to caulk it because I don't own the place.
I'll probably get some mesh stuff, thanks!
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Just as a general thing, since you don't own it your landlord is required (in most states) to keep the property protected against critters including spiders. Most apartment complexes and private rentals ~should~ have something like a bi-annual professional insect prevention treatments which include spraying the windows and clearing exterior cobwebs to prevent this very thing.
You can't prevent insects by treating from inside your home, it has to start outside the property (and that's where your landlord comes in).
It's just a stance of "should I have to spend money on this?"
If you'd rather spend $5 and DIY rather than get your landlord involved, and you can't or couldn't break it, that's up to you. Stuff like caulking can be removed when you leave.
Aw this would have been a good idea
Unfortunately while attempting transport I accidentally killed the spider
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