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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 01:38 AM
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So I have a nasty infestation of yellow sac spiders in my truck. Apparently they laid some eggs and said eggs have hatched and there are tons. Can't find them all except when I kill 32 on the way home from work at night. I don't mind a few spiders they don't gross me out or anything but there are just too many. It's annoying as hell flying down the highway and having one repel down an inch from my head. Anyways... Anyone else have this problem or have any ideas for solutions. I'm trying to avoid a bug bomb. Thanks in advance. P.s I don't park under the tree anymore that I think they came from but it's too late apparently.
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 01:46 AM
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An unusual double pipe configuration in the Mazda6 led to a recall of around 65,000 Mazda6 vehicles in the US, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico from the 2009-10 model years after it was found that yellow sac spiders were building nests in the fuel line of the vehicles.

Just wikipedia'd it and this is what i found, id get under the truck and check near any fuel lines...strange problem tho, hope you find them and get them out ASAP.
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 01:53 AM
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Shop vac case of beer and afternoon? Lol
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 02:08 AM
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 07:26 AM
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After a week their numbers should greatly decrease. As all there is to eat in you cab is other spiders
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 07:32 AM
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 09:03 AM
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The bug bomb will work. We build allot of race cars and a chassis will sit for extended periods in the back of the shop. Black Wiidows will nest often, a bug bomb will do wonders.
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 09:30 AM
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Bug bombs are awesome. Somehow wound up with 42 spiders in my office at work and another couple dozen in the repair bays... Left all the interior doors open and the fans on one weekend and set off two bug bombs. No more spiders

Smelled absolutely awful the following Monday, but the spiders were gone.
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 10:17 AM
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Seconded on the bug bong. Also it is quite an effective way to get fleas out of a vehicle as well if you have animals.
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 10:44 AM
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Not sure this will work for spiders but I had an ant problem in a previous car. I tried almost everything but a bug bomb. I would kill 10-30 every weekend (didn't use the car during the week) and they kept coming. I bought an air freshener like this:

http://www.refreshyourcar.com/car-fr...cented-gel.php

After a day in the sun with the freshener, all the ants were dead. I eventually found the nest of about 100 dead ants in the rear footwell, under the carpet.
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