5 Hassle-Free Ways To Keep Spiders Out Of Your Las Vegas Home

While all spiders are equipped to bite and inject venom with their fangs, they use this ability to hunt their prey. Most spiders in the United States don’t have venom that’s strong enough to hurt people or pets. However, it is worth noting that there are two species in the area, black widow spiders and brown recluse spiders, that are dangerous.

In this guide, you’ll learn everything you need to know about identifying spiders in the area and how you can prevent them.

Guide To Las Vegas Spiders

While you likely have an overall idea of what spiders look like as they are eight-legged pests with two body segments. But, knowing how to identify different spiders in the area and how to tell the dangerous species apart from the harmless ones is useful.

First, it’s important to know what the dangerous spider species look like:

• Black Widow Spiders: The black widow is easy to identify because it is a pitch-black color with a red hourglass marking. They are also known for their rather bulbous, round bodies.
• Brown Recluse Spiders: The brown recluse spider, on the other hand, is often mistaken for other species. They are a light tan color, and they have no markings on their legs but do have a tell-tale violin-shaped marking behind their heads.

While knowing what these harmful species look like is essential, most of the spiders you’ll find around your house aren’t dangerous. Some of the most common species include:

• Southern House Spiders: This species varies in appearance. The females are grey while the males are light tan and have longer, thinner legs.
• Wolf Spiders: Despite their formidable appearance, wolf spiders are harmless. They are a mix of brown, grey, and black patterns and have stocky legs covered in hair.
• Daddy Long-Leg Spiders: This species isn’t technically a spider, but they do have some similarities. They are brownish-grey with extremely thin, long legs.

5 Spider Prevention Steps

When taking steps to keep spiders out of your Las Vegas home, it’s a good idea to start by learning why spiders come inside in the first place. Unlike other pests, they aren't looking for shelter. Instead, they will enter a property while on the hunt for food. So, having more spiders means you likely have other underlying pest issues.

To prevent spiders, you should also take steps to reduce their pest prey. Here are five ways to do so:

1. Regularly take out the trash and keep all garbage cans covered with tight-fitting lids.
2. Clear away clutter from inside and outside of the property, including removing old webs.
3. Keep firewood stored in a dry area at least 30 feet away from your house.
4. Always clean up any food or drink spills immediately.
5. Make it harder for pests to come inside by fixing broken screens and sealing up holes in the walls and foundation of the building.

What’s The Best Way To Control Spiders?

While you can and should take prevention steps to keep spiders and their prey out, the best way to both keep spiders away and remove any existing problems is with help from the professionals at Anderson Pest Control.

We have the training and tools necessary to handle spiders as well as their smaller pest prey, and we have many affordable, reliable residential pest control options. Get started today by requesting your free estimate.