If the infestation is minor, there are several ways to eliminate the spiders. Glue traps can be used in areas that the brown recluse might hide, such as under beds or behind furniture. It is also advisable to remove clutter around your house in order to limit the areas that the spiders can hide. If at any time you feel that the problem is becoming a larger issue, contact a local exterminator to take care of the infestation. Additionally, if you are seeing a spider or more a day, you should bypass self-prevention efforts and seek professional assistance immediately.
Truly Nolen’s 4 Seasons Pest Control will treat your home immediately, then begin quarterly treatments the following month to ensure your home is protected from many household pests.
With Halloween just around the corner, its time for larger-than-life creepy, crawly creatures skittering across lawns, lurking in dark alleyways and dropping out of nowhere to frighten their hapless victims.
Brown recluse spiders, or Loxosceles reclusa, belong to a family including eleven indigenous US species and are also, due to a marking on their backs, known as violin or fiddle-back spiders.
North Carolina is home to dozens of species of spiders. While most species of spiders are relatively harmless, two poisonous species are common in the Tar Heel state, the black widow and the brown recluse spider.