Black Widow Spider
Shiny black spiders with a signature red hourglass marking on the underside of the abdomen. They build irregular, tangled webs in dark, sheltered spots like woodpiles, garages, and sheds. Their venomous bite can cause serious symptoms and warrants medical attention.
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How to identify black widow spider
Shiny black spiders with a signature red hourglass marking on the underside of the abdomen. They build irregular, tangled webs in dark, sheltered spots like woodpiles, garages, and sheds. Their venomous bite can cause serious symptoms and warrants medical attention.
What a pest pro would do
- Inspect harborage — corners, closets, basements, garages, woodpiles, and the foundation.
- Knock down webbing and egg sacs and apply residual treatments to harborage and the exterior barrier.
- Reduce the insect prey they feed on with a whole-home barrier, and seal entry points.
- Medically significant species (brown recluse, black widow) are treated and monitored with extra care.
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