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Thanks to this plant, you will never have to deal with spiders in the house again.

Autumn is the horror season when it comes to spiders in the house. They have enjoyed the fresh air all summer and now that it is getting colder and more humid outside, they are all too happy to wander inside to hibernate above the heating. People and spiders, it's a tricky relationship. The spider webs, the no less than eight legs they run around with way too quickly, and especially their unexpected hiding spots: tingles all over the body is what we get from them.

And those tingles, or actually the whole spider situation in the house, is something you can now never be bothered by again. And it doesn't have to be complicated. No hassle with toxic jars, stinky sprays, or an insecticide, but: mint. What turns out? Spiders absolutely hate the smell of mint. The more your house smells like mint, the fewer spiders will linger, as shown by research on natural enemies of spiders. So get those mint plants tonight. And always have mint tea in the house. Do we!

Source: Oxford Academic