Spiders
A.K.A - creepy crawlers!
Florida has its fair share of spiders and boy are they BIG. The most common one is the wolf spider, it's huge, it's ugly and it makes a nasty cruching sound under a shoe!
Don't worry A1 Home Pest Control can help you combat these and other pests in and around your structure! By implementing regular pest control with our lawn pest control we can drastically reduce the spiders you see. We also offer spider treatment to warehouse, gyms, garages, and the like. A1 Home Pest Control will schedule a service plan with you that meets your needs and budget to remove the webs, eliminate any egg sacs, and runners. No space too big or small for A1, we can get it done!
The common misconception is that Florida has brown relcuse spiders, the truth is we DO NOT have brown recluse spiders. They are confused with other spiders (commonly the Huntsman Spider) all the time just because of the fear people have of them. There is NO reported or recorded evidence of the brown recluse in Florida. They are like spaceships, every one sees them, but there is no real proof.
Say what?
Spiders are nature's natural bug control really they are beneficial to have around. They help us do our job in a very effective and efficient manner with no chemicals. But if you must get rid of spiders, knock down webs as you see them appear, eliminate ones you see along with sacs, but be carefull when eliminating runners some do carry hundreds of babies on their back. If you disturb them without being ready, the babies will hop off and flee. This is not a desirable situation inside the structure. Especially if you are sleeping in and you wake up to your husband frantically running around in the kitchen with a can of 565, trying to eliminate all the babies that have ran off after stomping momma spider to death. Needless to say the kitchen was a natural disaster zone and the smell of 565 is still engrained in the nostrils all these years later. FUN!
Anyway, having pest control, lawn pest control and yellow lights on the outside will keep the spiders at your neighbor's house. This is because, by doing these things, you are eliminating the spiders' food source making your place less desirable for them to be at. Sealing any cracks, gaps, or holes in the structure helps keep the spiders out as well.
Below is some illustrations of different spiders that you may encounter. Remember, any spider bite can be life threating or not every individual is different and react differently to bug bites than others. The only real dangerous type of spider in Florida is the widow and whether it is life threatening or not depends on your sensitivity to bites.
Plus, spiders do not go looking to bite you, especially the black, brown, and red widows. They take a lot of provoking to become aggresive enough to bite. Usually if they sense something or someone too close to the web they will run and hide. This is why they generally build their webs in solitaire areas that are less traveled by us. Cellars, attics, things left in one place for a long time, and patio areas are their favorite places. If you see one, walk away and let the spider be, if you mess with the spider it will defend itself and its sac.
The venomous spiders in florida:
Red Widow
Brown Widow
Black Widow
Huntsman spider, you can see how they can be confused with the Brown relcuse.