Spring brings rain and rain brings spiders. Wet weather drives spiders to seek shelter, and sometimes that shelter is your home. No one enjoys spiders in their house, so we’re here to help you identify, prevent, and treat for any spiders that try to take up residence in your home this spring.
Spiders often find refuge in your home in a variety of places that people do not frequently visit. They often try to set up their webs out of reach of humans so that they are not disturbed or killed. Some of the most frequent places you can find spiders are in attics, basements, closets, and corners of your home. Spiders come inside to see refuge from the cold and the rain. Often times the spiders that you see in the Spring have been living in your house all winter but just recently started to move around and go outdoors where they know they can find more food.
Common spiders in North Carolina include wolf spiders, fishing spiders, black and yellow garden spiders, brown recluse spiders, and black widow spiders. The first three spiders can bite, but the worst you will get is a painful bitemark.
A brown recluse spider leaves a bite that turns into large sores. They can be identified by a dark brown violin shaped marking on their back, with the neck of the violin pointing to the rear end of its body. Death is possible from a brown recluse bite but is extremely rare.
A black widow spider bite is the most toxic one in the country with venom up to 15 times stronger than that of a rattlesnake. Black widow’s can be identified by their shiny black body and a red marking on their underside. The most common effects of a black widow bite are:
- Nausea
- Profuse sweating
- Severe pain in the abdomen and back
- Muscle aches
- Hypertension
- Difficulty breathing
Should you find signs that 8-legged pests may have moved into your home, contact The Best Pest Control Solutions for a solution that’ll work for you!
