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Brown Recluse Spiders

Brown Recluse Spider Identification, Habits, Recommended Measures of Control

General Spider Information

brown recluse spider

Get Rid of Brown Recluse Spiders

Brown Recluse Identification

Where to Find Brown Recluse Spiders

Brown Recluse Spider Bites

Brown Recluse Spider Habits

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Brown recluse spiders are one of the two venomous spiders in North America, the other being the Black Widow that can inflict a dangerous bite.
The reclusive nature of brown recluse spiders seeks hiding places and shelter.
The Brown Recluse spider can be found in the southern, western and mid western United States, especially Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri.
Brown recluse spiders are very adaptable and may be active in temperatures ranging from 45 to 110 degrees F.

Inside locations for brown recluse spiders:
They are usually found indoors, in bathrooms,bedrooms, closets,garages,basements and cellars. Brown Recluse spiders may be found in areas with forced hot air heating and air conditioning and often above-ceiling duct work, and can be found harboring in or around the duct work or registers.

Get Rid of Brown Recluse Spiders

The brown recluse spider will only bite when disturbed in their secluded spot.
If you have these spiders in your area:
It would be wise to shake out your clothing and shoes before dressing.
Inspect items before using.
Don't garden, handle firewood, pine straw, etc, without gloves.
Don't go barefoot.
Eliminate as much clutter as possible in storage areas and frequently dust and vacuum around windows, corners of rooms, and under furniture.

Use a good residual sprays such as :

D-Fense SC*Top recommendation

(Broader label and longer lasting-may be used and will dry invisibly.

Cyper WP
Cyper WP
Cyper WP and Demon WP have the same label, but you can get smaller amounts with the Demon WP
Demon WP
Demon WP

You may use three residual sprays : D-Fense SC , Cyper WP or Demon WP inside or outside.

Spray around all entry points like doors and windows, sprayed along baseboards, in the basements and garages, and sprayed in the upper corners where they may web.

Use a good residual dusts such as :

d fense dust
D-Fense Dust dusted in the attic area would be a good measure if there is an infestation in the attic area. Dustin Mizer duster would make it easier to dust.

D-Fense Dust may be used in your crawl space, it is moisture proof.

The Dustin Mizer makes dusting an attic easier, giving an even dust dispersions.

On the inside , using an aerosol with pyrethrin like the one listed below should be used to give a contact kill to visible spiders.
CB 80- Pyrethrin

Where To Find Brown Recluse Spiders:

They may be found in cluttered basements or closets.
Brown recluse spiders are found in dark recesses, inhabiting stored clothing,old shoes, toys, books, boxes, furniture, stored linens and undisturbed towels, sheds,ect.
They can take shelter under furniture, appliances and carpets, behind baseboards and door facings, or in corners and crevices.

Outside locations for brown recluse spiders:
They may be found in storage houses or buildings where items are stored. Brown recluse spiders may be found in sheltered corners among debris, wood piles, and under loose bark or stones.

How to Identify Brown Recluse Spiders:

Brown recluse spider adults are soft-bodies, yellowish-tan to dark brown.

The adult body varies from 1/3-to 1/2 inch in length. With the legs it can be an overall size of 1 inch diameter or greater.

The brown recluse spider has a distinctive darker brown violin-shaped mark, with the neck of the violin pointing towards the abdomen

Brown Recluse Spider Bites:

People commonly get brown recluse spider bites in areas that the spiders had been hidiing in shoes, stored towels, the old work shirt in the shed, etc.
It is very common to get a brown recluse spider bite when you are changing clothes, putting your hands into a pocket, or putting on shoes. The brown recluse spider had crawled in there at some time to take shelter.

The initial pain with the brown recluse spider bites is not intense, unless there is a severe reaction.
Within 8 to 12 hours the pain from the brown recluse spider bite becomes intense. Within 24 to 36 hours, the victim may have a fever,chills, nausea,joint pain or be restless. The area of the brown recluse spider bite enlarges,becomes inflamed and the tissue is hard to touch. The venom of this spider has an enzyme that destroys cell membranes in the wounded area. The affected tissue sloughs away, exposing underlying tissues. and over a period of a few days a large ulcerous sore forms.

An open wound from the brown recluse spider bite may range form the size of an adult's thumbnail to the span of a hand. The sore heals very slowly (6-8 weeks) and often leaves a large, disfiguring scar.

If bitten, collect the spider if possible for identification get medical attention immediately.

Apply ice packs to relieve the swelling in the brown recluse spider bite area.

Brown Recluse Spider Habits:

The webs brown recluse spiders spin are off-white to gray, irregular strands.

The brown recluse spider is nocturnal and it's diet consists of other insects such as cockroaches and small insects.

The female lays eggs in off-white silken cases, from May through August. Females can lay 300 eggs in her lifetime. Spiderlings emerge in 24-36 days leaving the egg case with slow development( 10-12 months), and are influenced by weather conditions and food availability. They reach maturity in 10-12 months. These spiders can survive as long as two years without available food or water.