Spider Removal Toronto

Types of Spiders That Can be Found in Your Home

In North America, there are many kinds of spiders that live close to human habitats. The common types include:

Wolf Spiders

Wolf spiders may grow up to about 35 millimetres in length and are widely distributed throughout the US and Canada. Despite their relatively big size, they can move pretty swiftly. Since they represent roughly 20 different spider species and are rather large, they can be challenging to distinguish from other spiders and are frequently mistaken for tarantulas, fishing spiders, nursery web spiders, and brown recluse spiders.

Brown Recluse Spider

The Brown Recluse Spider is famous for its distinctive appearance, its aggressiveness, and deadly bite. It is also renowned for having six eyes instead of the eight, which most spiders generally have. The violin-shaped mark distinguishes the spider from other species, despite the fact that its brown colour could vary from one subspecies to the other.

Yellow Sac/Black Footed Spider

The Yellow Sac also known as Black-Footed Spider, is a striking yellow to pale beige in colour, with a faint tint of green measures approximately 14 inches in length.  Its other name, the Black-Footed Spider, refers to the dark brown colour at the ends of its legs. Compared to other spider species, Yellow Sac bites humans the most, and its bites are sometimes mistaken for those of Brown Recluse Spiders.

Irrespective of the type of spider involved, you should seek professional spider removal in Toronto and the GTA.

Ways to Avoid Spider Infestation

The basic mechanism of controlling a spider infestation is to reduce the number of pests inside your home so that they look for a consistent food source outside. Follow an integrated pest management (IPM) plan that uses a variety of tactics, such as chemical application and exclusion, to achieve better control. To solve the issue permanently, a comprehensive strategy is needed. After an inspection, we will decide on the ideal kind of treatment.

The main truly unsettling characteristic of spiders is that you’ll never know when you might come into contact with them. It is unsettling to navigate every area of your property in persistent fear of stepping into one of their routes. Why would you want to be afraid of a pest in your own house or place of business, after all?

Another issue is arachnophobia. You can only imagine the horror that this tiny insect generates, considering that certain studies have shown that roughly 50% of women and at least 10% of males exhibit symptoms that hint towards arachnophobia.

Additionally, spiders are dangerous to have around because they are venomous. Despite the fact that every spider has some venom that it uses to kill its prey, very few of the spiders found worldwide are actually a threat to people. Around human habitats, there are much fewer spiders that can pose major health risks to humans. That does not, however, imply that they do not exist.

At PestLine, we understand how troublesome spiders can be so our team of Toronto pest control professionals is here to help.