What is a brown recluse spider?

Because of their secretive nature, brown recluse spiders can be difficult to eliminate. Almost any dark brown, unattended area can be used as a harbor. Many of these places are found within buildings. Professionals are best to treat this condition (and any potential health risk). You need to inspect the area where they hide with a flashlight. Crevices, corners and wall-floor junctions are common hiding spots, especially behind clutter or stored items. Reduced clutter makes it easier for spiders to hide, and improves the effectiveness of treatment. Brown recluse spiders can also be found behind walls and in the spaces between concrete block foundations. Infested crawl spaces, garages, basements, and attics, spider eggs, shed skins, and egg sacs can be found along joists sills and beams as well as under rolled insulation. They can be found in living spaces, including behind or beneath beds, furniture, closets, clothing and shoes, as well as under and underneath clothes, shoes, and other stored items. To avoid getting bitten, long sleeves and gloves are recommended when sorting through boxes and materials. Brown recluse spiders can also be found above suspended ceilings, behind baseboards, woodwork, and in ducts and registers. The spiders can be found outdoors in sheds, barns, woodpiles and under any ground covering. Shutters are often used to keep them out. You can reduce migration indoors by moving debris, firewood, and other building materials away from foundations. These pests can be kept out by sealing cracks and holes in exterior walls. Brown recluse spiders are attracted to gaps between doors, vents, and utility penetrations. They also like to enter buildings from the bottom edge, where siding meets the sides, and where waves meet soffits. The northern regions of the range have fewer brown recluse spiders. Use glue traps – A great way to search for brown recluses is to use flat sticky cards, also known as glue traps. The traps are often used to capture mice or cockroaches. They can be bought online, at hardware, grocery and farm supply stores, or purchased at a local hardware store. Flat glue traps work best for spider capture. They look like pieces of thin sticky cardboard with no raised edges. Use more glue traps to catch spiders. Using dozens of them throughout your home will show you where they are most active. Because spiders are known to be attracted to these areas, traps should not be placed along walls or baseboards. The glue traps are useful in detecting spiders and can be used to capture and kill large quantities of them, particularly the males. They are more likely than female brown recluse to wander into areas where they are accidentally bit. The number of spiders captured in traps can help you gauge the effectiveness of your eradication efforts. Before applying insecticides, glue traps must be set up. Some products can cause spiders to become active and wander into the traps. Insecticides are required for brown recluse spider removal. The adult brown recluse spiders that are females are more likely to be caught in glue traps than the male brown recluse spiders. You should spray insecticides into cracks and other places where brown recluse spiders may be hiding. Try to get as many of them as possible. You can use liquid, aerosol and dust formulations. Dust insecticides can be used to treat cracks in crawl spaces, basements, crawl spaces and attics. Dusts are also effective in treating cracks under insulation, behind concrete block foundations and behind outlet plates and light switches to repel spiders that travel along attic wires. Cimexa(r), Drione (r) (silica gel), Tri-Die (r) (cyfluthrin), Tempo (r) (cyfluthrin) and DeltaDust (r) are all effective dust insecticides. Dust should be applied as a fine dust that is barely visible to the naked eyes. Powdery accumulations are something spiders and other pests avoid much like we avoid walking in snow drifts. A ‘bellows hand duster’ is the best way to apply a small amount. It can be purchased in hardware stores and online. You can spray insecticides into places that spiders are known to frequent, such as harborages. Cyfluthrin and other effective ingredients such as deltamethrin (bifenthrin), cyfluthrin (cyfluthrin), lambda Cyhalothrin, and bifenthrin are all found in insecticides that are used to control cockroaches and other crawling insects. Sprays can be used outdoors, including behind shutters, at the foundations and along siding edges. These pesticide foggers also known as bug bombs are not effective against spiders and should be used only when otherwise inaccessible areas are being treated. If you’re like most homeowners, you’re always on the lookout for ways to keep your home pest-free. And with so many options available, it can be hard to know which approach to take. But don’t worry, there’s a pest control solution for everyone. Green Wave Pest Solutions has specialized in repelling and rid homes of pests for over 20 years. We have a wide range of products and services to choose from, so you can find the right solution for your needs. We offer a wide range of pest control solutions, including:

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