It can be somewhat difficult to identity a brown recluse infestation because they are nocturnal and try to avoid humans. If you have seen and identified a brown recluse around once a week, it is a good idea to take action against an infestation. Inside homes, brown recluse spiders are usually found in dark places, such as in seldom used clothes, cracks, corners, and inside furniture. Outside, most are found in piles of wood, under rocks and in hollow trees. You should take special care when gardening because it is possible to disturb a habitat of a brown recluse.
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.