we live in an area where brown recluses are common, and we are always finding a spider inside our house. also, we once had at least 16 visable spiders outside our house. how do i protect myself from any dangerous spiders? particularly brown recluses.
2006-10-03 13:59:55 · 3 answers · asked by mr. answers 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Bless your heart, I know exactly what you are going through! We have been battling Brown Recluses for the whole two years that we have lived in our log cabin. I actually haven’t seen any outside; mine all prefer to live in the house with us. Terminex has been to our home over 8 times in the past 2 years and spayed many of the times, dusted with a power several other times and did nothing at all sometimes as well. They told us that they feel that they are attracted to the dry wood of our home and I’d say they are VERY attracted to it! I can go through my home now and find at least two in each room but there was a time when we had a very bad infestation! We have learned to live with them since Terminex has been unable to help get rid of them. My best defense is vacuuming! I go through our house everyday with our shop-vac and suck ever one I see in the vacuum. I usually wait a few days to dump it out, giving them time to die. This has seemed to work best of all. Terminex could not get rid of them and since I have been vacuuming them up regularly, we have seen A LOT less of them.
I was bit for the first time by one several weeks ago (I know for sure it was a Brown Recluse because I saw it. Terminex identified them as Recluses, and they are the only spiders we have seen in our home. We see them often enough to know what they are!) I am lucky, I took very good care of the bites, kept them clean and did not scratch or dig in them with dirty nails (he actually bit me twice on the hand) and I healed up fine with out seeing a doctor. One is completely healed with a tiny scar left behind (it was the second bite and I think less venom was injected into it) and the other is still small and looks no where near as awful as the grotesque wounds I have seen online. I think those who are bitten should play it by ear. If the wound gets bad in the first few days, they should definitely see a doctor but I know many people who were bitten and had no adverse effects.
I hope my personal account and testimony helps ease your mind a little and helps you minimize your “pest problem.”
2006-10-07 05:27:23 · answer #1 · answered by Jessie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find an exterminator.
They can be expensive, but well worth the expense.
In Montana, we are fighting Hobo Spiders which are very aggressive by nature.
2006-10-03 14:08:13 · answer #2 · answered by Here I Am 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are notoriously resistant to sprays and lures. The best I have heard and seen is the little glue traps.
2006-10-03 14:04:44 · answer #3 · answered by roamin70 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋