Redback Spider Found in My Backyard. Is It a Strata Issue or I Have to Deal with It Myself?

bigeater on 03/07/2017 - 09:05
Last edited 03/07/2017 - 21:39 by 1 other user

I live in a strata-managed village with townhouses and apartments. Recently I've found redback spiders in my back yard. My back yard has no plants and fully covered with tiles. Outside my backyard there are trees which were planted and taken care of by strata. I sprayed the whole backyard with a few cans of Mortein but it's only a temporary solution. The redbacks gonna be a potential hazard.

Should I report the issue to my strata and let them deal with it? Or I would have to pay myself for the pest control?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Home & Garden

Comments

  • altomic on 03/07/2017 - 09:15
    +122

    Redbacks = Deadly. Where are you from?

    Go to bunnings and get a 2 or 4 litre barrier spray DIY kit.

    Otherwise bikies

    • pyramid on 03/07/2017 - 09:20
      +15

      Bikies hahahhaa

    • bigeater on 03/07/2017 - 09:46
      +19

      Thanks for the advice. Going to bunnings tonight. Forget about bikies, they don't issue invoice or have warranty.

      • Scrooge McDuck on 03/07/2017 - 14:26
        +133

        Have you told an adult yet?

        • daleyboy79 on 05/07/2017 - 09:46
          +1

          Absolute GOLD!!!

    • idonotknowwhy on 03/07/2017 - 17:08

      LOL @ bikies

    • pascher on 04/07/2017 - 08:05
      +11

      I would buy an 80k car to run them over… just saying.

      • tristanmarsh on 04/07/2017 - 12:58
        +8

        Seems like a good investment

      • blehgg on 04/07/2017 - 13:13
        +2

        Just buy a bunch of the roboguy mi vacuums and set them to patrol…

        might need to wait a month or two - its coming

      • Jackson on 04/07/2017 - 19:31
        +1

        Just careful they don't leave marks on the bonut

      • OG Puppy Banana on 05/07/2017 - 16:45

        Just be careful that your investment isn't TOO high yielding.

    • mily on 04/07/2017 - 21:58

      Thumb up for bikies — the ultimate solution to all oz problems!

    • R1V3N on 05/07/2017 - 11:30
      +5

      This is incorrect Redback spiders haven't been deadly for many years, they have bred themselves into not being a threat. In the latest St Johns first aid courses you will be told to put a ice pack on it, unless the the affected develops other symptoms which we were told haven't occurred in the last 20 years. So id say its not a problem really, spray em and deal with it yourself. you wouldn't call strata for a huntsman.

  • pikapika on 03/07/2017 - 09:16
    +18

    Why on earth wouldn't you just ring the 'strata-managed village' management to see what would happen instead of posting here? I'm kinda surprised you sprayed the place with Mortein before asking that question here firstly as well..lol

    • bigeater on 03/07/2017 - 09:49
      +13

      They don't work on weekends. Well I'm always scared of spiders so those mortein kinda calmed me down a bit.

      • [Deactivated] on 03/07/2017 - 14:16
        +27

        Too high on Mortein to worry about spiders eh?

      • pikapika on 05/07/2017 - 09:20

        And you posted this on a MONDAY which was the 3rd so unless Monday has become part of the 'weekend'..Your follow up comment seems kinda invalid.

  • k-rokfm on 03/07/2017 - 09:22
    +54

    Storm in a teacup much

    • Karlos101 on 03/07/2017 - 17:14

      how do you react to phobias?

      • k-rokfm on 03/07/2017 - 17:29
        +24

        Scream quietly to myself or those around me. Not post it on an online forum where there is ridicule in mass

        • Karlos101 on 04/07/2017 - 11:14
          +5

          im happy for you. im also happy not everyone is a carbon copy of you.
          different people react differently. i dont see the issue with this post. people go to where they trust others opinion. IF you found it such an issue to post it here, you could have just ignored it.

        • k-rokfm on 04/07/2017 - 15:23
          +1

          @Karlos101:

          I also just saw that the header has been changed. Did you see it when it was "Deadly spider found in backyard"

        • endotherm on 04/07/2017 - 15:37
          +6

          I'm going to ridicule you for not using the correct wording — en masse. From the French, in a single body or group; as one; together. Pronounced "on mass".

      • [Deactivated] on 03/07/2017 - 17:54

        Haven't found anything to act irrationally about.

      • [Deactivated] on 04/07/2017 - 08:05
        +2

        I am scared of phobias myself.

        • BartholemewH on 04/07/2017 - 21:05
          +3

          Ah yes, phobophobia. I personally suffer from the fear of having a phobia about phobias; phobophobophobia.

  • D C on 03/07/2017 - 09:25
    +63

    Burn it all down before it's too late.

    Think of the children!

    • ronnknee on 03/07/2017 - 09:27
      +2

      The real solution here.

      • Kangal on 03/07/2017 - 12:50
        +3

        Get some Lynx body spray and a lighter… flamethrower!

        (don't know why but Lynx works much better than other sprays, also smells better after its lit)

        • Scrooge McDuck on 03/07/2017 - 14:28
          +16

          I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit.

          It's the only way to be sure.

        • Helmuth on 03/07/2017 - 16:37
          +1

          @Scrooge McDuck:

          Call the Mother-in-law and get them to duke it out. Whoever wins, you're ahead of the game :)

        • MessyG on 03/07/2017 - 18:36

          @Scrooge McDuck: Damn beat me to it.

        • D C on 03/07/2017 - 22:31

          It's the propellant in spray cans that burns, usually butane (like in lighters) or similar. Occasionally you find one that uses an inert gas, something like nitrogen or CO2.

          The 'stuff' in the can often isn't flammable, but perfumes and deodorants like Lynx use alcohol as a solvent so that may burn as well depending on the mix. The fragrance itself probably won't burn.

          This reminds me of realising that Barcardi's place in the universe is that of an over-priced fire-starter.

        • Scrooge McDuck on 03/07/2017 - 23:57

          @D C:

          You could just buy a can of butane, it's used for portable stoves: https://www.bunnings.com.au/search/products?q=butane&redirec…

          Alternatively, hair spray seems to burn quite energetically.

        • D C on 04/07/2017 - 00:25

          @Scrooge McDuck: Butane probably has a high excitement level, a bit hard to find out as they tend not to come with a spray nozzle. Not doubt someone has jammed one on there. Besides, since most people won't have any why bother with a trip to Bunnies when the bathroom is closer?

          Lots of solvents in hair spray as well.

        • jonathonsunshine on 04/07/2017 - 03:27

          @Scrooge McDuck: WD40

        • Member 0230 on 04/07/2017 - 09:54

          @Scrooge McDuck: A classic line, 100% appropriately used. Love it.

        • Scrooge McDuck on 04/07/2017 - 09:59

          @Member 0230:

          Check out the second upvote too! 😎

        • Member 0230 on 04/07/2017 - 10:10
          +1

          @Scrooge McDuck: Die hard well-spotted!

        • inertia8 on 05/07/2017 - 11:47

          @Scrooge McDuck:

          F#%#in A!

    • bigeater on 03/07/2017 - 09:50
      +6

      Well that'll def bring the attention of Strata

    • kyoba on 03/07/2017 - 21:24
      +9

      I once tried that on a spider that was hanging on it's web. To my surprise, the belly of the spider burst open. Then hundreds of baby spiders came bungie jumping out of the belly. No amount of fire could stop that. Now there's thousands of spiders everywhere in that place. Thankgod i managed to sell it while they were still babies. Who knows the terror those babies will cause on the unsuspecting new owners.

  • bobbified on 03/07/2017 - 09:27
    +2

    Nothing a rolled up newspaper can't fix! :)

    Your backyard, your problem - unless you can show that the breeding ground is on common property.

    • bigeater on 03/07/2017 - 09:53

      Well I think the trees might be the cause as I barely see spiders live on tiles or brick walls.

      • Scrooge McDuck on 03/07/2017 - 14:33
        +1

        Nothing a canister of Agent Orange can't fix! :)

      • johnno07 on 03/07/2017 - 22:24
        +1

        My childhood brick house used to have a ton of them living outside under the window sills.
        From Wikipedia:

        Mainly nocturnal, the female redback lives in an untidy web in a warm sheltered location, commonly near or inside human residences.

        So yeah.

        • furys12 on 04/07/2017 - 09:15
          +7

          Mainly nocturnal,

          remember that when sleeping tonight OP

      • IamEzza on 04/07/2017 - 02:31
        +4

        Redbacks don't live in trees.
        They like dark crevices, usually relatively close to ground level. They don't have traditional webs. Their webs have individual strands with a extra sticky coating that is like a spring loaded trap. When a walking insect walks into the strand they are pulled off the ground and suspended by the strand.

        Places they like to hide are: wheelie bins (around the lip and wheels), pot plants, drain pipes, holes in brick walls, fences, gates, wheelbarrows, random objects left in the backyard, sheds, outhouses, dunny seats

      • ssyl9 on 04/07/2017 - 12:06
        +1

        So you never seen empty houses with cobwebs….?

        Are you telling me all the horror movies are WRONG???

        My life has been a lie

    • endotherm on 03/07/2017 - 19:56
      +5

      I have problems with flies annoying me in summer, who should I talk to about it?

    • teardrops21 on 03/07/2017 - 20:15
      +1

      Newspapers? What are they? Oh, you mean whack them with an iPad

  • pantsparty on 03/07/2017 - 09:29
    +33

    Our house always had redbacks on the outside when I was growing up, its not that big an issue. Leave them alone and they will likely leave you alone. No one has died from a redback bite since 1956.

    • whooah1979 on 03/07/2017 - 09:37
      +3

      since 1956

      That is interesting.

      • Oofy Doofy on 03/07/2017 - 12:39
        +47

        Yeah, people were pussies back then.

    • [Deactivated] on 03/07/2017 - 14:35
      +2

      I think it's more like no one has died from a treated spider bite.

    • [Deactivated] on 03/07/2017 - 23:19
      +9

      You know how they treat Red Back spider bites in hospital? Observation. They don't even bother with anti venom in 99% of cases.

      • crfnx on 04/07/2017 - 00:46
        +3

        Can confirm, as a kid I was bitten and never got any antivenom. You have to bring the spider in that bit you to get the antivenom, but the dog ate it…

        • llllllllllllll on 04/07/2017 - 13:09
          +1

          Did the dog get any antivenom?

        • [Deactivated] on 04/07/2017 - 21:52

          @huythanhv2: venom ≠ poison

        • clgt on 05/07/2017 - 22:02

          @huythanhv2: stop asking random question Thành lolz. And wth happened to v1

        • clgt on 05/07/2017 - 22:03

          @Burnertoasty: i think. he was trying to make a joke mate

        • crfnx on 07/07/2017 - 10:46

          @huythanhv2: No it did not, and she still lived as well.

    • bringbring on 04/07/2017 - 08:21
      +3

      perhaps ignorance is bliss, but they recently did a trial and found that redback antivenom was statistically no better than placebo!

    • 811b11e8 on 04/07/2017 - 17:07
      +3

      Can confirm unless your a child red-backs are pretty harmless.

      We just squish them with out thumbs, that's how my grandfather taught me to do it.

      I usually just let them be though unless they on the dunny seat.

      They are not funnel webs, they are not aggressive they wont charge or bite you.

      • DarwinBoy on 04/07/2017 - 22:39
        +2

        Its when your ass comes crashing down on the poor buggers that they aim their fangs up.

  • iamw0man on 03/07/2017 - 09:30
    +6

    Get the thong out.

    • k-rokfm on 03/07/2017 - 10:34
      +1

      off? Wait what

      • Scrooge McDuck on 03/07/2017 - 14:56
        +11

        From redback to bareback.

        • kewlaz on 05/07/2017 - 07:59
          +1

          I think I have seen that movie - Staring Bree Olsen

        • Trojan on 05/07/2017 - 12:03
          +1

          From bareback to brokeback

  • [Deactivated] on 03/07/2017 - 09:31
    +43

    So an Australian backyard has a Redback spider in it? I don't think this is a job for the body corporate, I would probably go straight to the FBI. Perhaps they could send Mulder and Scully out?

    • bigeater on 03/07/2017 - 10:00

      well i think in Australia they are called AFP?

      • [Deactivated] on 03/07/2017 - 10:22
        +34

        Nope, definitely Mulder and Scully.

      • k-rokfm on 03/07/2017 - 10:35
        +2

        thats what they want you to think

      • [Deactivated] on 03/07/2017 - 12:12
        +22

        AFP - 3 letters
        FBI - 3 letters
        RBS (Red Back Spiders) - 3 letters!

        Illuminati confirmed!

  • QW3RTY on 03/07/2017 - 09:32
    +3

    Strata maintains and administrates common property.
    If the problem is on your private property (i.e. your private backyard), it's your problem to deal with.

    • bigeater on 03/07/2017 - 10:01

      I think the trees outside my backyard are the main cause the redbacks showing in my backyard. Hence the question.

      • QW3RTY on 03/07/2017 - 10:50
        +5

        The maintenance of the common garden area including the appropriate pest control measures will be undertaken by strata on the common area.

        The maintenance of your private garden area including the appropriate pest control measures should be undertaken by yourself.

  • [Deactivated] on 03/07/2017 - 09:33
    +1

    make sure your kids don't collect them like I did a long long time ago until my mum found the jars. Actually times have changed since then I'd call the army in to dispose of it.

  • Halo375 on 03/07/2017 - 09:42
    +19

    Welcome to Australia. Redbacks are everywhere, if it's just one or two then don't worry about it. If you've seen a swarm, then engage strata. Again… welcome to Australia.

    • bigeater on 03/07/2017 - 09:57
      +2

      Been living here for 3 years and only recently I've found redback in my backyard. Def not a swarm in my yard otherwise I'll be living in a hotel now lol

      • Halo375 on 03/07/2017 - 10:02
        +2

        haha. You should be fine. Even if you call in somebody, all they could do was spray and that wouldn't necessarily be any long term solution. I think maybe let the strata know so the residences can be aware that they're in the area. Maybe focus on your own apartment to ensure it's well sealed, maybe spray around your windows and doors and keep an eye out for webs developing.

        • bigeater on 03/07/2017 - 10:13

          Yeah mate I'll just make a through spray every month or so to keep them out. thanks for the advice.

        • Squidmcsproggen on 03/07/2017 - 14:02

          clutter not swarm :)

      • Caped Baldy on 03/07/2017 - 14:45
        +3

        For every one that you can see, there are ten hiding.

  • try2bhelpful on 03/07/2017 - 09:42
    +3

    We had redbacks when I grew up as well. I suggest you use gardening gloves when you are gardening, clean out debris like old boards etc and tell the kids to be careful. In the scheme of Australian deadly creatures theses guys are pretty low down on the list.

    • bigeater on 03/07/2017 - 10:10

      Thanks. Yeah I did a thorough clean out of my backyard in the weekend and a spray as well. Hope they are just temporary tourist to my yard and not migrating here lol.

      • try2bhelpful on 03/07/2017 - 10:17
        +1

        At this time of year I would ensure you have long trousers and socks and shoes whenever you go out in the garden, to minimise the risk of getting bitten. As said where gardening gloves and make sure you are wearing them when you move something. When we were kids they had them in the drain across the way so we had to be careful when retrieving balls etc. They aren't aggressive so if you leave them alone they are usually OK. Sydney has funnel webs and they are much nastier.

      • edwardsajl on 03/07/2017 - 12:24

        just like you. its a spider they live outside. thread closed.

  • Gronk on 03/07/2017 - 09:49
    +4

    I think unless it's an infestation then you're just kinda expected to deal with it yourself, anyway, have you ever dealt with a body corporate before? That spider will be having it's 4th birthday party in your backyard before the body corporate pull their finger out and do something.

    Shoe, rolled up newspaper, the choice is yours :)

    • bigeater on 03/07/2017 - 09:56

      Been living here for 3 years and only recently I've found redback in my backyard. Thanks for the advice I'll prob get some DIY sprays :)

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