Spider, Brown Recluse

They are usually found indoors, in bathrooms, bedrooms, closets, garages, basements and cellars. Also, in homes with forced hot air heating and air conditioning and often above-ceiling duct work, brown recluse spiders can be found harboring in or around the duct work or registers.

Other common brown recluse spider locations are: Cluttered closets or basements,

，      Outside:
    Out 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.

，       Inside:
   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.

The webs of the brown recluse spiders spins 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.

BITES:

People commonly get brown recluse spider bites..in areas that the spiders had been hiding...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.

APPEARANCE

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 CONTROL

Cyonara 9.7 - Broader label and longer lasting-may be used on ornamentals as well and will dry invisible. Cynoff WP and Demon WP have the same label, but you can get smaller amounts with the Demon WP. You may use three residual sprays : Cyonara 9.7, Cynoff 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.

Cobweb Eliminator, made of natural ingredients may be used on a quarterly basis to eliminate the webs and prevent future webbing in that area.

Using Drione Dust, or Delta Dust  dusted in the attic area would be a good measure if there is an infestation in the attic area. Delta Dust may be used in your crawl space, it is moisture proof.