Spider webs - what can be done?

Statler

n3wb

Dec 15, 2024

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Chiang Mai, Thailand

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At least three of my 9 cameras get regularily spider webs which decrease image quality and trigger events. Any ideas on how to keep spiders away from the cameras?

 

wittaj

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Apr 28, 2019

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Use external IR blasters and turn off the camera IR or periodically spray bug repellant around the cameras. I do this once or twice a year and seems to keep them away.

 

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Statler

n3wb

Dec 15, 2024

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Chiang Mai, Thailand

• Mar 5, 2025

• #3

wittaj said:

Use external IR blasters and turn off the camera IR or periodically spray bug repellant around the cameras. I do this once or twice a year and seems to keep them away.

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Thank you very much. Good advices. Will try with bug repellant first.

 

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The Automation Guy

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Feb 7, 2019

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Spiders seem to be attracted to the IR light. By using external IR emitters, the camera hopefully won't be blocked by webs that inevitably will be built around the emitter.

 

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bigredfish

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Only two things I've found get rid of spider webs


1- My patented hi-tech spider web remover duster




and #2
When that doesnt work

 

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Statler

n3wb

Dec 15, 2024

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Chiang Mai, Thailand

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There must be something to the theory that spiders react to IR light:

 

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