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Coping with Pest Infestations: A Pest Control Blog

Hi, my name is Brenda, and I have been affected by pest infestations in the past. I know how frustrating it is to constantly have ants in your kitchen or to have mice running out of the furniture. In this blog, I am going to share everything I learned on the journey to become pest free. Here, you will find posts on removing pests, keeping them out, killing them naturally and also, dealing with the gross feeling of living under the same roof as them. If you want to get rid of your pests without losing your mind, you have come to the right place. Pull up a seat, start reading and enjoy!

4 Common Spiders Found Around The Home

The sight of spiders in your home might send you into a panic, but the most common spiders you will find in your home are usually benign web spinning, wandering or hunting spiders. Spider bites are quite rare -- it is much less common than generally assumed. In fact, most spiders are harmless to people and even when coaxed, are incapable of biting. Keep your eyes out for these 4 common, harmless spiders that tend to make their way into your home. Knowing the difference between a potentially dangerous spider and a safe spider will help you keep your calm the next time you spot one crawling on your walls.

Wolf Spiders

Wolf spiders are hunting spiders with slightly hairy, dark brown bodies and are a fourth of an inch to one inches long. Hunting spiders usually do not seek out your home to make their own, but end up accidentally wandering into your home and then being trapped.

Wolf spiders are found in a wide variety of different habitats like woodlands, beaches, grassy meadows, under stones, gardens and fields. Commonly, they hunt when it is warm outside. They will hunt both during the day as well as during night, just as long as the environment is warm. These spiders can cause alarm due to their rapid movements and the size of their body, but they are not aggressive and can even make good pets.

Jumping Spiders

While harmless, jumping spiders will most likely give you cause for alarm if you spot one in your home. Jumping spiders move quickly, usually in jerky movements, and move both forwards and backwards, as well as side to side. Their large eyes make them great hunters, as well as giving them a terrifying appearance. They can jump great distances to capture prey, and may jump to avoid being caught.

These spiders are small bodied, and are usually have a dark uniform color with lighter spots. They can be brightly colored, but this is a bit more rare.

Cobweb Spiders

Cobweb spiders are very common both outdoors and inside homes due to the fact that they can catch prey anywhere, thanks to their ability to spin webs both indoors and out. Cobweb spiders are brown or gray in color, ranging from one to three eighths of an inch in size with a rounded abdomen and small cephalothorax. Cobweb spiders are sedentary and do not like to be disturbed. Because of that, you will find cobweb spiders creating webs in locations that don't see much activity, like your woodshed, an unfinished basement, or an attic.  

Cellar Spiders

Cellar spiders are named due to the fact that they love to cozy up in cellars of homes, as well as places that mimic the environment of a cellar, such as crawlspaces or underneath decks. Like the American house spider, these spiders build an irregular and loose web in corners, either near the floor or ceiling. Cellar spiders have a smaller body that is usually colored pale gray or tan. Their legs are long and thin, resembling the legs of a daddy long-leg spider.

While many people are frightened of any spiders they encounter, there isn't really a need to be. Beyond giving you the creeps, most spiders are harmless. However, regardless of the fact that they most likely will not cause you bodily injury, you still may not like spiders in your home. If you have noticed a boom in the spider population of your home, talk with a pest control professional or visit a website like http://cavanaughspest.com. They will be able to give you tips on how to keep spiders from entering your home, as well as help you eradicate any spiders that might have made your home their o