If you have the occasional fly or gnat in the house, chances are you have spiders. Spiders live on pest bugs, but not enough to be considered for pest control. Most of the spiders you see rarely bite or cause harm. There is no need to control outdoor spiders. But if they're in your house, here are some ways to control them.
Spiders spin webs to catch food. If you knock down their webs with a broom or duster, you'll keep them from eating. They'll look for better hunting grounds outside.
You can kill spiders (excluding Black Widow and Brown Recluse) that may enter your home by using Ortho® Home Defense Max® Perimeter & Indoor Insect Killer. Apply it around windows, baseboards, and doorways.
When you do find spiders in your house, apply Ortho®
Home Defense MAX® Perimeter & Indoor Insect Killer (excludes control of Black Widow and
Brown Recluse), or Ortho®
Elementals™ Home Insect Killer (controls Black Widow and Brown Recluse).
Spiders belong to the arachnid family and live throughout the country. The dangerous ones in the United States are Black Widow and Brown Recluse spiders. Black Widows have the distinctive red hourglass on their abdomens, while Brown Recluses are shy, brown spiders that try to stay out of sight.
