Keeping Spiders Away - Our 3 Best Practices

Did you know the only spiders we have in Colorado that can do damage with their bite are the rare brown recluse, and the not so rare black widow? All others are a nuisance.. yes, even those big hairy wolf spiders! However, we totally understand that walking into a bunch of webs face first on your front porch can be a bad time. Here are some of our non chemical best practices for drastically reducing the spider population around your home:

1) Keep Your Yard Clean. This includes wood, leaves, and other debris that provide ideal hiding spots for these critters to hang around. Similarly, cleaning clutter in garages, basements, storage areas, etc inside your home will go a long way towards reducing interior activity.

2) Manage or completely eliminate the other insects around your home. These insects are the spider's main food source and an increase in their numbers will, in an unfortunate chain reaction, often result in an increase in spiders. Specifically, reducing outdoor lighting that attracts these types of insects is often particularly effective.

3) Seal gaps, cracks, and any similar openings, especially around home entry points. No complicated explanations here. Plugging up gaps around doors, windows, and other possible entry points around home perimeter will help reduce interior entry and activity.