Spider Prevention Made Easy: A Comprehensive Guide For Roseville Homes

A Lot Of Spiders In Your Home Could Mean A Bigger Problem

Spiders are everywhere outside, and while they are necessary for our ecosystem, we do not want them in our Roseville homes. Common spiders in California that invade homes in our area are:

Except for wolf spiders, these spiders create circular or messy webs in corners or dark, secluded spaces; however, wolf spiders live near baseboards and do not build webs. Contrary to horror movies and haunted houses, spiders do not attack people and bite only when threatened. Of the spiders on our list, a wound from a black widow can trigger the most serious medical problems requiring immediate care. 

Spiders primarily consume insects, so a spider infestation may indicate that your Roseville home has an insect problem. Some spiders, like house spiders, jumping spiders, black widows, brown recluses, and huntsman spiders, eat cockroaches. The presence of these spider species may indicate the presence of cockroaches in the house. Cockroaches spread diseases and trigger allergy and asthma attacks. 

Mosquitoes are a favorite spider dish. When there are webs in porch corners, under eaves, and in plants in the yard, it may be because there is a high mosquito population around the house. As noted above, mosquitoes are vectors for many serious diseases.

Spiders in the house may also indicate a large population of flies. Bacteria from surfaces stick to flies' feet, which they transfer to surfaces in your home. Furthermore, black widow spiders, lynx spiders, and jumping spiders consume ants. Like flies, ants contaminate items in the home, are a nuisance, and can inflict physical damage on the house (carpenter ants). Other ants, like crazy ants, can cause short circuits, resulting in costly appliance repairs. 

Insects are food for spiders, so they often enter homes following insects. If the climate experiences a dry season, spiders will invade homes searching for water. Most spiders like warm, moist areas, so a high spider population may indicate leaking fixtures, pipes in the house, damp crawl space, or basement. Poorly ventilated areas under the floor or the attic entice subterranean and drywood termite swarmers. Spiders will eat termites, but termites usually stay hidden in the dirt or wood. However, spiders prey on silverfish, earwigs, and centipedes that inhabit moist areas.

Neighborly Pest Management is your besthome defense for spiders. When we inspect your Roseville house, we can determine if the spider population is a symptom of an insect problem. If so, we can pivot to address the insect infestation while removing the spider population. 

Six Simple And Natural Spider Prevention Tips

Once the highly trained technicians from Neighborly Pest Management eradicate the spider from your Roseville home, you do not want to risk a secondary invasion. Here a six simple tips you can implement to prevent spiders in your home:

• Seal cracks in the foundation and roofline.
• Prune tree branches and shrubs away from the house.
• Repair leaking pipes and fixtures.
• Replace outdoor lights with bug lights.
• Install door sweeps on exterior doors.
• Fix holes in window and door screens.

Using caulk to close gaps between incoming pipes and wires, foundation and roofline cracks, and spaces around exterior utility boxes will help prevent spiders from entering the house. Trim branches and shrubs to prevent spiders from using them as highways onto window sills, roofs, and masonry. 

Since light attracts moths, beetles, swarming ants and termites, and other insects, minimizing outdoor lighting and keeping curtains closed will deter insects from flying around the house and discourage spiders from following them. Holes in screens and gaps under doors enable insects to enter the house, and spiders will follow using those same access points. 

Other easy suggestions to deter spiders and insects from your Roseville house include keeping garbage containers closed and removing excess boxes, magazines, and clutter in the house, garage, basement, attic, and crawl space. Maintaining a clean, dry interior and exterior will discourage insects and spiders from entering your home once our technicians from Neighborly Pest Management end the current infestation.