Swoboda Articles in the ‘Spider Control’ Category
November and December Pest Outlook
The weather around Bryan, Texas, remains warm enough for hardy insects to remain active. However, even with cooler nights, many pests will do fine if they find shelter. So what does the November and December pest outlook look like? Let’s find out. Indoor Pests Rodents will continue to be a problem throughout the fall and […]
Three Pests almost Every House Has
Some pests are so common that nearly every house has them. What are they? Just keep reading 1. Pantry Pests It does not matter how clean the kitchen or the pantry is, you most likely have one form of pantry pest or another. The deal with these little pests is that they spoil food. It’s […]
Fall is one of the most active times for spiders. We often have pest control calls about spiders during summer when the males are out looking for mates. That is especially true of wolf spiders. However, fall is a prime spider pest alert month. That is because the summer spiders who have made their way […]
Did you know that many wasps hunt spiders? Those wasp in the mud dauber family are very efficient at hunting and subduing spiders. There is a mud dauber that is metallic blue/black and she is very prey specific. She hunts black widow spiders and is quite efficient at her job. The black and yellow mud […]
Black Widow and Brown Recluse: Bites to Avoid
Of all the spiders in the United States, there two are not only the most known, but also the most feared and with good reason. Their bites produce significant wounds that are different. The brown recluse bite is necrotic – its venom kills cells around the bite site and the wounds are often pitting and […]
