Spiders don’t like to be disturbed. This is why they tend to be found in basements, garages, crawl spaces, and quiet corners where they won’t be seen often.
If you’re looking for a spider in your New Jersey home, you probably won’t find them in the middle of the living room. Most household spiders want to be somewhere they won’t be disturbed and can find insects to eat.
This is why basements and crawl spaces tend to have spiders. For one, they're quiet and people don't check them often. It doesn't help that exposed framing, pipes, and gaps around utility lines often let spiders in easily. Garages run into a similar issue because there are lots of places for spiders to hide behind shelves and under workbenches. Attics and storage closets are also notorious for giving spiders homes.
When spiders are found in occupied rooms, they often go behind furniture, beneath staircases, along ceiling joints, and around window frames. They don’t always build conspicuous webs. In fact, many hunt for prey and spend much of their time hiding in cracks or sheltered retreats between hunts. So while webs can tell you where one particular spider has been living, the absence of webs doesn’t mean you’re in the clear.
Many common household spiders actually live indoors year-round and will remain active as long as they find suitable conditions and prey. Others find their way inside through small gaps around doors, windows, vents, and exterior materials. Regardless of how they got there, you can make your spaces significantly less accommodating by routinely taking down old webs, clearing away clutter, and repairing any damaged screens or weatherstripping. For more persistent problems, Mosquito Squad of Bergen and Passaic County offers Multi-Pest 365, an indoor and outdoor pest management program.
For spider or other household pest concerns in Bergen and Passaic Counties, call Mosquito Squad at (201) 870-4860 or request a free quote online.
