What are house spiders?
If you see spiders wandering around your home, they are most likely house spiders. The house spider is an arachnid and is a yellowish-brown color with an off-white abdomen. It has angled stripes that produce chevron-like markings on its body and legs.
Like all spiders, house spiders have eight legs, two body segments, and produce a silk-like material that they use for many things, including building their webs, climbing, and wrapping up their insect prey.
House spiders are common and live worldwide in our houses, garages, sheds, barns, and warehouses.
Are house spiders dangerous?
House spiders are not dangerous; they do have venom that they inject through their fangs into their prey to paralyze them. However, their venom isn’t potent enough to cause harm to people. House spider bites are usually accidental and occur when they are trying to protect themselves from being squished.
Why do I have a house spider problem?
Having a problem with house spiders indicates that there are likely other spiders and insects living in your home. House spiders will only stay in an area that provides a constant source of food!
Where will I find house spiders?
House spiders are excellent climbers and found living above the ground, using their webs as a place to rest and to catch their insect prey. They generally place their messy webs in the corners of rooms, closets, windows, and doors. They also like to build webs in cluttered areas.
Newer homes with good ventilation and tight seams are less likely to experience problems with house spiders than older homes with lots of cracks and crevices. Older homes also tend to have moisture problems that attract both spiders and their insect prey.
How do I get rid of house spiders?
Dedicated to providing our residential and commercial customers with effective pest control solutions, Evolve Pest Control will solve all of your Texas, Nevada, and St. George, UT property’s pest problems.
We know that your home is not someplace you can be comfortable if pests like house spiders are living there. Our goal is to provide fast-action and high-quality services that are eco-friendly and affordable! We want everyone to be able to maintain a pest-free home!
You can trust our trained and experienced service technicians to perform thorough inspections and advanced treatments to eliminate pests and prevent them from returning. To request your free quote and get started with your service, contact Evolve Pest Control today!
How can I prevent house spiders in the future?
In addition to our professional services, the following tips will help to keep house spiders off your property:
- Seal up cracks and crevices found around your ceilings, baseboards, vents, and light fixtures to make moving in and around your home more difficult for spiders.
- Make sure storage areas in your home are neat, organized, and free of clutter.
- Keep garage and shed windows and doors closed when not in use.
- Regularly remove spider webs from your house.
- Vacuum and dust your home routinely to remove stray house spiders.
- Keep your home free of excess moisture that attracts the pests that house spiders like to hunt.
