General Spider Management for the Do It Yourself Pest Control Person

Remember that spiders are primarily beneficial and their activities should be encouraged in the garden. Pesticide control is not always necessary. The best approach to controlling spiders in and around the home is to remove hiding spots for reclusive spiders such as black widows and regularly clean webs off the house with brooms, brushes and vacuums.

Prevention

Spiders may enter homes and other structures through cracks and other openings. They also may be carried in on items like plants, firewood, and boxes. Regular vacuuming or sweeping of windows, corners of rooms, storage areas, basements, and other seldom used areas helps remove spiders and their webs. Vacuuming spiders can be an effective control technique because their soft bodies usually do not survive this process. Indoors, a web on which dust has gathered is an old web that is no longer being used by a spider. To prevent spiders from coming indoors, seal cracks in the foundation and other parts of the structure and gaps around windows and doors. Good screening not only will keep out many spiders but also will discourage them by keeping out insects that they must have for food. To help reduce their usefulness as harborage areas, place boxes and other items off the floor and away from walls, whenever possible for spiders. Sealing the boxes with tape will prevent spiders from taking up residence within them. Clean up clutter in garages, sheds, basements, and other storage areas. Be sure to wear gloves to avoid accidental bites. Outdoors, eliminate places for spiders to hide and build their webs by keeping the area next to the foundation free of trash, leaf litter, heavy vegetation, and other accumulations of materials. Trimming plant growth away from the home and other structures will discourage spiders from first taking up residence near the structure and then moving indoors. Outdoor lighting attracts insects, which in turn attracts spiders. If possible, keep lighting fixtures off structures and away from windows and doorways. Sweep, mop, hose, or vacuum webs and spiders off buildings regularly.

Do It Yourself Pest Control Treatment for many Spider problems

• Treat the interior with a residual insecticide such as Demand CS, or Suspend SC as a light fan spray to areas of concern, under couches, beds, behind furniture, and other areas; these products are totally odorless and won’t stain anything unless water alone will stain it , these products can last 60 to 90 days and work better on spiders than most other products
• Place glue boards in same areas the next day, anything caught on the glue boards will also attract the spiders.
• Treat the outside with a residual liquid such as Demand CS, Demon WP, Suspend SC, or Talstar P. Be sure to treat at least one foot up the foundation wall, under the siding, eaves, corners and other areas where spiders collect. You should also spray all entry points into the home such as window sills, door jams, weep holes, and any other holes in the building exterior. Spraying the harborage areas such as under mulch, black plastic, holes or cracks in cinder block walls, retainer walls or hollow trees will also help
• Using Talstar PL granules in a 5 to 8 foot perimeter band around the building will help; use 3 to 4 times a year, you can also treat areas away from the building that harbor spiders and other pests
• Use Cy-Kick CS, 221L Residual Aerosol, or MotherEarth 2% PY, applied to cracks and crevices where spiders and other pests hide. Be sure to pay attention to plumbing areas, wall voids, and under cabinets. Pay special attention to any areas of your home where there is water; this includes the refrigerator, air conditioner, dishwasher, laundry room and all of the plumbing. This will help control the spiders food source and therefore help control the spiders
• Delta Dust will last for up to 7 months when left undisturbed and best to be used as a crack and crevice and in wall voids, the same areas as the aerosols, but can also be used to dust in crawl spaces and any other void areas where moisture is a problem, this will help control the spiders food source and therefore help control the spiders

As the Do It Yourself Pest Control Person you are the one responsible for any Drift of Pesticide or contamination of waters in the area. So please read and follow the label very carefully.