How to Clean Spider Webs From Window Screens

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Cleaning spider webs from window screens is a lot easier than it may sound. You can use water and a special spider web deterrent solution to keep spiders and their unsightly webs away from your windows and their frames.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Step1

Remove the window screen from its frame.

Step2

Lay the screen on the ground and brush the webs off with a broom. If your window screen is rust-proof, hose it down with water to completely clean the screen's surface. Wipe the frame clean. You may also hose the frame down if you find it necessary.

Step3

Buy a special solution from a grocery or hardware store that deters spiders and their webs from sticking to surfaces.

Step4

Make any necessary repairs to your window screen and frame. Repairing windows and screens can help prevent unwanted spiders from entering your home. Caulking and weatherproofing windows may also help to keep spiders out.

Step5

Apply the solution to the window screen and around the window frame. Pay special attention to crevices in the window screen and frame.

Step6

Replace the window screen into its frame.

Step7

Install yellow bulbs in light fixtures above or around your windows. The light from yellow bulbs helps deter the types of insects that spiders eat.

Step8

Clean window screens and frames every few months. Be sure to spray them with the solution again.

Tips & Warnings

Don't attempt to remove the webs of brown recluse and black widow spiders. Leave it to a professional.
Try to keep all plants and shrubbery away from your windows. Plants and shrubbery that lean up against windows provide spiders easy access to your windows and screens.