Hobo Spider

Hobo spiders are not aggressive, but are protective of their young and can bite if they perceive a threat. They are light to medium brown with no markings and no bands. Females’ abdomens are a bit bigger compared to that of males.

Just like other spiders, they prefer to live in moist, dark areas. They are poor climbers and are rarely found above ground level. You’ll often see them behind furniture, under radiators, in between boxes, basements, and other crawl spaces. 

These insects are funnel-web weavers. They simply wait at the rear of their funnel-shaped web, until a victim unwittingly stumbles into the trap. Unlike other webs, theirs are not sticky. Once the prey becomes tangled, they attack it before it has time to escape.

Brown Widow Spider

This type of spider is quite difficult to identify because of their close resemblance and coloration to young black widows. Brown widows are usually brown to dark black in color, with orange or yellow markings on their abdomen. Unlike black widows, they have a geometric pattern on their abdomen’s upper side. In addition to that, their legs have white and black stripes. Their color variation can disappear or fade as they age. 

They prefer to build webs in dark, undisturbed areas close to the ground. Outdoors, brown widows live underneath furniture, behind shrubs, and inside irrigation boxes. They don’t prefer to live indoors, but they do when the need arises. Remember, they get inside properties looking for water, food, or shelter. For example, if there are ants or other small insects in your kitchen, most likely, you’ll attract spiders indoors. 

They eat many kinds of insects, depending on what their irregular, 3-dimensional shaped web catches. Since they have poor eyesight, the vibrations on their webs alert them of newly captured prey, as well as incoming predators.  

Black Widow Spider

Black widows are poisonous and are one of the most dangerous spiders in the United States. Make sure you can recognize this insect, in case you come across one around your yard. 

Female and male black widows don’t look the same. Females have more distinct, shiny black bodies with a red hourglass-shaped marking on the underside of their abdomen. They are also longer at 1.5 inches. Males, on the other hand, are lighter in color, and around half the size of females. 

Black widows are comb-footed spiders. This allows them to cover their prey with silk, once trapped in their web. They eat a wide range of insects that get tangled in their web, from flies and mosquitoes to beetles, caterpillars, and grasshoppers. To feed, they puncture the insect with their fangs. Then, they administer enzymes that liquefy the corpse’s bodies and suck up all the resulting fluid.

This notorious spider typically hangs in and around burrows, crawl spaces, drainage pipes, and hollow logs. Don’t be surprised if you see them around your garage, air vents, attic, and other dark, cluttered areas around your home.

Organic and Traditional Spider Control Solutions

Three-Prong Spider Control Approach

1. Inspection

Our experts conduct intensive inspections on properties to quickly locate spiders, their webs, and their eggs/sacs.

2. Spider Treatment

We do controlled applications of specific pest control products in targeted areas to kill existing spiders. We also put barriers in place to keep them out of your home moving forward. We have both organic and traditional pest control options for this.

3. Maintenance Program

Spider treatments, like any other pest treatment, need to be reapplied every 90 days. This is why it’s recommended that you sign up for an affordable year-round pest control plan.

Spider Prevention

• Tidy up closets, basements, attics, and garages. 
• Clear away spiders’ food sources by reducing the presence of other insects. 
• Seal up your foundation’s cracks and crevices and make sure to install sweeps on your doors. 
• Trim bushes and trees. See to it that they’re not touching your house. 
• Wash and hose off spider webs immediately upon seeing them outside your house.

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