Spider Control and Extermination in Phoenix

Spiders can also be a real problem in the Valley of the Sun. Spiders can live in your
home or office in one of two ways, either the spider is a web builder, in this case they
will build a web in rarely used areas such as the corner of ceilings or in closets, garages
or sheds. The second option is that the spider is a hunting spider. These spider do not
need to build webs (although some do live in burrows that they have built) because
they spend their time actually out and about hunting their prey, which usually consists
of other spiders, crickets and cockroaches.

Both types of spiders, web builders and hunters, have venomous spiders among them.
For the web building spiders in Phoenix the most poisonous is the Black Widow. The
Black Widow spider tends to build large, seemingly disorganized webs in dark, unused
places. Some common places to find black widows are in wood piles and garages.

The Black Widow venom is extremely poisonous (some claim more poisonous then a
cobra or coral snake) but since the spider is so small compared to larger reptiles the
bites are rarely deadly. It is believed that prior to the introduction of anti-venom that
approximately 5% of all reported bites resulted in a fatality.

One of the most dangerous of the hunting spiders is the Brown Recluse. This spider is a
little larger than a penny. It's bite is very poisonous and painful and can become itchy
after 6 hours. The bite commonly will kill the skin around the bite area.

If you have seen either of these spiders around your property then give us a call. Our
Phoenix pest control services can provide you with spider control services and spider
extermination services in Phoenix, Arizona. We are experienced with spider removal
and look forward to serving you.