Dealing With Spiders: Control Methods That Actually Work

One of the most common pests that regularly invade our homes are spiders. While they can occasionally be helpful by eating flies and other insects, many find their presence unsettling and their webs unsightly. Spiders that aren’t delt with may also lay eggs in your home which can lead to an infestation which is something nobody wants to deal with. In today’s blog we will be looking at some effective control methods to help you deal with spiders that have entered your home.

Seal Entry Points

No matter the pest you are dealing with, one of the most effective control methods for is to identify and seal any entry points to your home that pests, including spiders, could use to gain access. This can involve checking your homes exterior for any cracks and fissures that could provide an entry point, making sure that your windows and doors are properly sealed, installing or replacing sweeps and screens, and making sure that any necessary external openings from your home have proper coverings that can keep out smaller pests.

Maintain Cleanliness

Spiders are often attracted to the presence of other pests like flies or beetles as these serve as their primary source of food. You can reduce the presence of these spider attracting pests by maintaining cleanliness in your home, specifically by keeping any sort of food crumbs or debris to a minimum, this ensures that you are not providing these pests with food. Cleanliness will also help ensure that spiders aren’t building hidden webs and laying eggs in forgotten corners of your home.

Maintain your Homes Exterior

Plants provide a great home for spiders and other smaller pests meaning that if you have a great deal of plants surrounding your home you have a great deal of potential pest vectors. By keeping these plants well-trimmed and away from the exterior walls of your home you help prevent pests from accessing your home. You should also avoid storing firewood too close to your home as these piles can also provide perfect homes for spiders. You can also promote the presence of birds in your yard with bird baths and bird attracting plants. These birds will often eat spiders, reducing their numbers and lowering the chances of them making their way into your home.

Use DIY Spider Repellents

You can make DIY spider repellent by utilizing essential oils like lavender, peppermint, tea tree and eucalyptus and spraying them in areas where spiders might enter your home. The scent should help keep spiders away.

Use Sticky Traps

One of the best spider control methods that doesn’t involve using toxic chemicals is the sticky trap. These sticky traps use glue to hold the spider in place when they walk across it and should be placed in areas where you have frequently spotted spiders.

Call A Professional

Sometimes DIY Solutions just don’t cut it and your best option might be to contact a professional pest control service. Professional pest control services have the experience and skills necessary to identify the invading pests and deal with them in the most effective way.  In addition to removing pests that are present, Professional pest control services can advise you on the best way to prevent infestations from occurring in the future.

We hope we have been able to show you some useful control methods to deal with spiders in your home. If you have any questions about professional pest control services, please feel free to contact us.

Gilpin’s Pest Control is a family-owned business operating on the Lower Mainland in Greater Vancouver and the BC Interior including Kamloops, Revelstoke, and Sicamous. After 35 years in the business, we do a stellar job and are proud of our rapid response time. 

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