How do you keep the bugs of the store room or shed

[dfronteras]

I keep founding Spiders? In the shed or on the telescope!! What do you do keep then a way?

[John]

Make sure that the optics and tube of the scope are well sealed / covered when it's not being used so that the bugs can't get in and make a home there.

I'm not sure it's possible to keep the bugs out of the shed altogether

[karlyboo]

spider are great to have ...they are too big to get in ye tubes unless u leave tubes uncoverd....

spiders will eat all the little bugs that CAN get in ye tubes so keep them....betty and leggy do well in my shed....i leave them to do there bit rent free

[ChrisThePuma]

don't let the spiders in your tube though - cobwebs stick to the primary mirror rather well (so i am told)

[Chris H]

I heard conkers are good at keeping spiders out, not actually sure it works though.

[Parallax]

Yes, I've put about half a dozen conkers in the obsy along with an ultrasonic thingy.

It doesn't keep the small spiders out (I can just about tolerate those) but there aren't any big ones in there.

Whimpy Steve.

[Spackbackle]

I heard conkers are good at keeping spiders out, not actually sure it works though.

When I moved into my new house there where conkers in every corner of every room for the house (probably about 50+ conkers)

Whether it kept the spiders away or not I'm not sure but the previous owners certainly seemed to think so!

[Psychobilly]

I had a wasps nest in the roof of my obs this summer... and the spiders make a right mess with bits of dead insect everywhere...

I now keep a Rentokil Wasp Killer in there...