January 21, 2009
Brown Recluse in the home?
Brown Recluse Treatments inside Homes
Treating inside a home for brown recluse spiders will many times be the only way you'll be able to knock them out once and for all. Once established inside, brown recluse spiders can be difficult to control. They naturally hide and avoid bright light making key locations difficult to identify. Brown recluse spray should be directed toward the floor boards and residuals should be applied where there have been sightings. Many people get worried about spraying inside but the bottom line is you have no choice. Brown recluse spiders present a hazard to anyone or animal and should not be ignored!
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AMY COLEY @ 12:24 am
We have found brown recluse spiders crawling up walls and on ceilings at night. What is the best recommended spray for treatment. Is it possible to get rid of the spiders or do we need to hire an exterminator to come in?
Support @ 7:32 am
There really isn't any one "best" treatment option. As our article explains, to control spiders, especially brown recluse spiders, it's usually a good idea to do 2-3 things.
First, be sure to spray the outside of the home with one of the residual products we have listed in the article like the DELTAMETHRIN or the LAMDA-CYHALOTHRIN. These will help keep them out. You can see them listed in the Spider Products section here:
http://www.brownrecluse.com/spider-products/chemicals
Second, on the inside, a good residual like the BAYGON AEROSOL will really help. But we now have a new material that I started using about 2 months ago which I really love. It's called PHANTON and it's ideal for use inside. No odor, no staining, it goes on "dry" and best of all, it works really well. I've been having a bad problem with spiders and it seemingly knocked them out with just one treatment. I'll be adding it to the list of good products to use for spiders now that I know it's a good formulation. You can see it in our shopping cart here:
http://www.bugspraycart.com/insecticide/aerosol/pt-phantom-17-5oz
Dave & Dee @ 3:41 pm
We have been bitten maybe 30 times within the last 12 months in the house! The baby brown recluse spider attacked us. I have seen only 1. We had to seek medical attention because we did not know what was creating the terrible swelling,and such pain. The doctor recognized systom, and treated us. We can not understand why the recluse spiders are never seen by us. I have spent weeks searching the house!
Support @ 8:16 am
Brown Recluse Spiders don't like being seen. Many times they'll be active when all else is still and quiet. This commonly happens at night. I suggest you start a good pest control campaign using the products we have listed in our Spider Control section. Traps and some Residual treatments will eliminate this problem.
Jade @ 11:43 pm
I have a 15 month old daughter and a brown recluse problem. What are may best options to protect her, while getting rid of them?
Support @ 11:33 am
Go with the SPIDER TRAPS inside her room and then treat the perimeter with the BAYGON on the inside and the DELTAMETHRIN on the outside. But if you are seeing the spiders in her room, you might want to remove her and keep her out for a week or so following a good treatment. If you can go 2 weeks without getting any caught in a Spider Trap, let her move back in. I just think it would be wise to keep her out of the room if the spiders are in fact active there right now.
tonya @ 10:48 am
I just killed the first one today. Does that mean there is more in the house? I have a 3 yr old and a 9 month old. I found it in the living area where they play all day long..
Support @ 4:34 pm
@tonya: It's not really possible to tell for sure if you have more or not. But there are several things we can establish and when you think about them, you should be able to "gauge" what to expect population wise over time.
First, getting bit by a brown recluse is bad and children tend to succumb to the bite a lot worse compared to adults. Second, homes which aren't being treated on the outside are no doubt more at risk for all kinds of perimeter pests getting into their living area. Lastly, if you find any pests infiltrating your home, chances are high there are common routes of entry that could in fact allow a wide range of pests to enter including venomous species like recluse spiders. So based on what we do know, I would at say there is reason to treat whether you have more inside or not.
To start with, you should install Spider Traps throughout the home to see if you catch anything significant. Over a 1-2 week period, if there is a problem in house, the traps will help identify where and what needs to be handled.
Spider Traps: http://www.bugspraycart.com/traps/glue/spider-traps-6-pk
Next, I'd either hire a service or get the products we have listed in our Outside Spider Control section and treat outside area around the home. More than anything else, this treatment will significantly reduce the local population of all pests which in turn will cause spiders and other predatory insects to move away. This one event can help to keep your home spider free.
http://www.brownrecluse.com/brown-recluse-spider-control/spiders-outside
Lastly, if the traps identify a spider problem in the home, get some of the products in our Inside Treatments section and take care of them before anyone gets bit.
http://www.brownrecluse.com/brown-recluse-spider-control/spiders-inside