In our house, in the last couple of years, the 'normal' species of spider (large scary type, fat body, stout legs) has been totally usurped by the 'daddy longlegs' variety (tiny body, long spindly legs). They seem lurk in ever corner, nook and cranny.
Their webs are hardly webs at all, but instead consist of tangled strings or bundles of fine fluff. No matter how often I remove them, they're back the next day. I try not to harm the spiders themselves, and when I can catch them, I throw them outside.
Traditional recommendations include chestnuts, lemon and lavender - and there are lots of electronic devices that emit ultrasonic and electromagnetic waves (but I suspect that these are in the snake oil category).
Reports of how effective these remedies are vary, so can anyone suggest something that really does work?