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Spiders

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Homes located near a moisture source, such as a lake, pond, or marshy area will experience more problems with spiders than homes located elsewhere.

Spiders are a common and familiar group of arthropods. They are similar to insects in that they both have exoskeletons (their skeletons are on the outside of their bodies) and jointed legs. However, spiders differ from insects in several ways.

Any arthropods that share the same characteristics as spiders are known as arachnids. Other arachnids, or spider relatives, include ticks, daddy-longlegs, scorpions, and mites.

Another difference between spiders and insects is that all spiders can produce silk throughout their lifetime. However, just a few insects can produce silk, and then at only certain times during their life. Spiders use silk to build webs and other types of snares, egg cases, draglines, and refuges. Silk is also produced by spiderlings (young spiders) during a process called ballooning in which the spiderlings shoot silk into the air and are carried away by the wind.

Spiders are predators, feeding mainly on insects. Spiders are considered beneficial because of the large number of insects they prey on, including a number of pest species. All spiders have venom and are therefore venomous. However, most spiders are harmless to people. They are very shy and usually remain hidden in undisturbed areas. Many are active only at night. They are not aggressive and they will try to escape when confronted. Few spiders bite, even when coaxed. Fortunately, the bites of most spiders are less painful than an average bee sting.

Habits

Spiders can be divided into one of two groups depending on how they capture their prey: hunting (sometimes known as wandering) spiders and web-building spiders. All spiders produce silk, but hunting spiders do not construct webs to capture food. Instead, they rely on their quickness and relatively good eyesight to capture prey. Web-building spiders construct webs in rather quiet, undisturbed places to capture their food. They live in or near their web and wait for food to come to them. They generally have poor eyesight and rely on sensing vibrations in their web to detect prey.

Control

We start by removing the cob webs and egg sacs from the interior and exterior of the home. This quickly knocks down the total number of spiders. We apply a spot treatment to key areas of the interior to eliminate any remaining spiders. An exterior treatment is applied around the perimeter of the foundation to prevent them from reentering. The treatment will remain effective up to three months, depending on the weather. This service is guaranteed for 60 days.

If you’re tired of knocking down cob webs only to find them again within a few days, contact us today to schedule a service that will make a night and day difference for your home and peace of mind!

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