Spider Pest Control & Exterminator in Illinois

While most spiders are harmless to humans, some spider species come with venom that can pose a serious problem. When you call for spider pest control, you:

• Reduce the risk for painful bites. Some species, like wolf spiders, lack poison and still leave a painful, itchy bite. Other species, like black widows, have powerful venom that can make you sick for days.
• Save money in the long term. You don’t want an expensive hospital bill to treat a spider bite, right? Pest control is a reliable resource for removing spiders and reducing your chances of a bite.

Peace-of-mind. The stress of living with a spider infestation can wear you down over time. Spider pest control lets you breathe easy, knowing your home is as safe as possible.

By the time you notice signs of a spider infestation, they’ve likely been around for a while. Let’s look at some of the most common signs to see if you need spider pest control:

• Cobweb build-up. This common sign frequently pops up in neglected corners and cluttered parts of your home, office, barn, or studio. 
• Flying insects. This may sound surprising, but lots of flying insects, such as mosquitoes, moths, and flies, are a gourmet for current (or future) spiders.
• Egg sacs. These tiny sacs can be tricky to spot or easily confused with lint and dust. If you’ve found multiple small, white balls, that could be a sign of an infestation. 
• Unexplained bites. If you’re gathering surprise bumps and scratchy sores, you could have spiders roaming around while sleeping. While most spider bites are harmless, some spiders are poisonous and can require a hospital trip.
• Spider sightings. Seeing spiders occasionally is normal, but regular sightings throughout multiple areas of the home could mean an infestation. 

Spiders like our homes because Illinois gets cold. They want to stay warm and to hunt for food, which is usually other pests like flies and moths.

That’s why the first thing to do to fight a spider infestation is to clean your house. Of course, everyone has a messy house now and then, so here are some helpful tips:

• Look for webs both in highly visible areas and in hidden areas. Knock them down with a broom or suck them up with a vacuum hose.
• Find places where spiders prey, like where flies breed. Clean up standing water, old food, crumbs, and mold. That’ll cut off the spiders’ food supply.
• Wearing gloves, clean out old things you have stored in dark places. Look for messy corners, stacked boxes, or neglected areas of the home you don’t interact with much. 
• In your yard, move any spider hiding places away from your walls. That’s woodpiles, grass clippings, leaf piles, and other dark, moist places.
• Seal holes in your walls and gaps around your windows and doors.

• Keep vegetation like shrubs, gardens, or flowers away from your home. Eight to ten feet is ideal to keep spiders from transitioning from their hunting grounds to your house. 
• Double-check items you bring inside that usually sit outside, like rakes or storage boxes. Spiders sometimes hide in everyday objects with us none the wiser.