Spider Control In Calgary

Brown Recluse Spider: The brown recluse (Loxosceles reclusa), is a recluse spider with necrotic venom. Similar to those of other recluse spiders, their bites sometimes require medical attention. Brown recluse spiders are usually between 6 and 20 mm, but may grow larger. While typically light to medium brown, they range in color from whitish to dark brown or blackish gray.

Brown recluse spiders build asymmetrical webs that frequently include a shelter consisting of disorderly threads. They frequently build their webs in woodpiles and sheds, closets, garages, plenum spaces, cellars, and other places that are dry and generally undisturbed. When dwelling in human residences they seem to favor cardboard, possibly because it mimics the rotting tree bark which they inhabit naturally.

Black Widow Spider: Latrodectus hesperus, the western black widow spider or western widow, is a venomous spider species found in western regions of North America. The female’s body is 14–16 mm in length and is black, often with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the lower abdomen. This mark can be yellow, and on rare occasions, white. The male of the species is around half this length and generally a tan color with lighter striping on the abdomen. Female black widows have potent venom containing a neurotoxin active against a range of mammals.

The majority of spiders one encounters in Canada are non-venomous. There are two notable exceptions: the brown recluse spider and the black widow spider. Sometimes a non-native venomous spider can sneak in when hiding in shipping containers from other countries.

A common misconception persists that bites from a venomous spider from Canada are deadly, however fatalities from spider bites are extremely rare. The most common symptoms following a spider bite are swelling, pain, and cramping. For the bites of a brown recluse, often a small area of necrotic tissue will develop at the site of the bite. Most spider bites appear identical and so it is difficult to identify a spider species based on the bite alone.

Many spiders prefer dark and moist environments, often making homes in caves, tree hollows, shrubs, soil, or under rocks. In homes, you’ll often find spiders making their webs in basements, garages, and other dark, quiet spaces. They get in your home through cracks and holes in your walls or open doors.

In general, most spiders choose to live in dark and damp conditions such as in caves, tree hollows, shrubs, soil, and beneath rocks. When indoors, spiders frequently construct their webs in garages and basements or other dark and undisturbed areas. Spiders invade your home utilizing cracks and gaps in walls or through open doors. Detecting one spider is not necessarily indicative of a spider infestation. Most spiders lead solitary lives, and some may live up to 15 years. 

Carpet beetle larvae can damage carpets and fabrics by eating irregular holes into them as well as damage wool, silk, feathers, and leather by consuming entire chunks. Carpet beetle larvae have bristly hairs that may cause skin irritation. Additionally, the molted skins of larvae can cause allergic reactions and dermatitis in susceptible individuals. Eradication of a carpet beetle infestation is best achieved by employing the services of a trusted and reputable professional pest control company, like Major Pest Control.