i live in central ohio. are brown recluse spiders common in ohio? i think i may have found one in my house
2007-03-28 16:13:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Brown recluse are 'locally common' throughout the Midwest (unlike the warmer Southwest, where they can be very common). Most of us will spend some time very close to one of these venomous, but shy spiders.
The best way to get rid of spiders in a house is to simply starve them out- work on cutting down on their food supply with flypaper, good food hygiene, good screens, etc. On the other hand, spiders are pretty helful in our efforts to cut down on flies and bugs in our homes.
If you really think it is a Brown Recluse, you almost have a duty to kill it to keep your family safe, but usually there is no need to kill spiders in the house- usually you can scoop them up and release them outdoors.
By the way, both the Brown Recluse and the Black Widow like dark, musty, warm places so you can work to eliminate those in your home as well.
2007-03-29 02:37:01 · answer #1 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Brown recluses are found all over, I live in Central Illinois and we've got'em like crazy. But whatever you do, DO NOT SPRAY!!! They eat bugs (dead and alive) and spraying them does NOT kill them! It just makes the spiders come out more so they can find more food. If you want to know more, type in Brown Recluses into your search engine and research it. You can use mouse and rat glue traps to help catch them.
2007-03-28 16:23:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in texas and they are a problem here, what i know about them is they live in warm damp and dark places, like sheds, closets, they like wood, here is a website that can give you more information, there is also a pic of the recluse on the front page, hope this helps, and just to be on the safe side exterminate.
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/entfacts/struct/ef631.htm
2007-03-28 16:31:42 · answer #3 · answered by Sparky 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They can be anywhere and often near train tracks where the trains deliver paper rolls and forestry products. My friend took her work gloves off to take a break and when she came back one had gotten in her glove and bit her. By the next morning she had a huge hole in her hand and the Dr. said she would have lost her whole hand by evening. It still looks really bad but she is lucky. So if I were you I'd kill anything before it killed me.
2007-03-31 23:35:11 · answer #4 · answered by lilrunaway45 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're often misidentified. But, click on the below link to read about them and see a couple of photos.
2007-03-28 16:26:59 · answer #5 · answered by Jolly 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you o you need to kill it, make sure you do not get anywere colse to it. You may wantn to have the place exterminated, to make sure there are no other ones, in the house expecially eggs.
2007-03-28 18:36:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are uncommon in Ohio, but do crop up occasionally. I think this page will help you: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2061.html
2007-03-28 16:23:19 · answer #7 · answered by devdas 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Best to spray or bug bomb your house. Incase he has friends or children.
2007-03-28 16:35:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yikes! be careful, those are poisonous. We see them rarely here in az too.
2007-03-28 17:56:50 · answer #9 · answered by boncarles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋