Spiders often hide in undisturbed parts of the home like ceiling corners, behind and under furniture, in closets and storage boxes, garages, basements and crawl spaces, around window and door frames, and behind appliances.
Spiders, for the most part, don’t want to be seen. They want easy access to food and to otherwise be left alone. But that doesn’t mean that they won’t go into your home if the opportunity presents itself. Naturally, you don’t want them around.
Not all spiders build webs. The ones that do go where flying insects travel. You can often find them in ceiling corners or around window frames and light fixtures. Cellar spiders and common house spiders are the ones that build loose tangled webs in spots like these and rebuild quickly when you sweep them away.
Hunting spiders stay at floor level. They don’t build webs, and they instead pounce on their prey. They hide in dark cavities during the day and roam at night. They often stay under and behind furniture and in the gap beneath baseboards and inside closets.
Spiders tend to be worst where people don’t go. Garages, attics, crawl spaces, and storage rooms are notorious for attracting spiders owing to their dark and humid environment and the fact that people don’t go in there often.
In Los Angeles, the one spider to watch out for is the black widow. It tends to stay in undisturbed low spots and inside items that haven’t moved in months. Brown recluses are not established in California.
To reduce spiders, start by reducing what draws their food source, which is insects. Using warm-toned bulbs can help since insects aren’t attracted to them the same way they are with cool-toned bulbs. Also seal gaps around doors, windows, and wire or cable penetrations so spiders have fewer ways in. Then clear clutter in garages and storage areas so they have fewer places to hide. Vacuum webs and egg sacs as you find them.
If spiders keep turning up inside your home, Mosquito Squad of Los Angeles can help. Mosquito Squad's home and yard coverage treats the foundation, storage areas, and entry points where spiders shelter. This will help you protect your living areas.
