Pest pros urge homeowners to spray patios and paths with vinegar until November – and it’s not as strange as it sounds

The Anna Barnett Kew patio furniture collection on a stone patio behind a brick house.

When preparing for cold weather, spraying down your patio with vinegar is probably not on your to-do list; however, pest experts suggest that it could be the answer to stopping spiders in their tracks.

Better yet, it’s cheap, and only takes seconds – no more need to awkwardly scoop the eight-legged creeps up into a glass.