Spiders belong to the Arachnida class and are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs rather than the six
common
to insects and are generally able to inject venom. Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except Antarctica
and
have become established in nearly every land habitat. Until September 2024, 52,309 spider species in 134 families have
been recorded by taxonomists. Spiders have no antennae, have only two body sections, and do not have wings. Young
spiders resemble the adults and can spin silken webs.
The common house spider (Archaearanea tepidariorum) is grey to brown with a mottled abdomen. The female is larger
than
the male and produces egg sac containing 200 eggs or more. The young stay in the sac until after their first moult and
often prey on each other. They take several months to mature. Spiders are largely beneficial in that they eat other
insect pests.
Although spiders are widely feared, only a few species are dangerous to people. Spiders will only bite humans in
self-defense, and few produce worse effects than a mosquito bite or bee sting. Most of those with medically serious
bites, such as recluse spiders (genus Loxosceles) and widow spiders (genus Latrodectus), would rather flee and bite
only
when trapped, although this can easily arise by accident.
We recommend a professional inspection before treatment. The IPM approach is better than a traditional treatment to
control spiders.
Spiders
Spiders belong to the Arachnida class and are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs rather than the six common to insects and are generally able to inject venom. Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except Antarctica and have become established in nearly every land habitat. Until September 2024, 52,309 spider species in 134 families have been recorded by taxonomists. Spiders have no antennae, have only two body sections, and do not have wings. Young spiders resemble the adults and can spin silken webs.
The common house spider (Archaearanea tepidariorum) is grey to brown with a mottled abdomen. The female is larger than the male and produces egg sac containing 200 eggs or more. The young stay in the sac until after their first moult and often prey on each other. They take several months to mature. Spiders are largely beneficial in that they eat other insect pests.
Although spiders are widely feared, only a few species are dangerous to people. Spiders will only bite humans in self-defense, and few produce worse effects than a mosquito bite or bee sting. Most of those with medically serious bites, such as recluse spiders (genus Loxosceles) and widow spiders (genus Latrodectus), would rather flee and bite only when trapped, although this can easily arise by accident.
We recommend a professional inspection before treatment. The IPM approach is better than a traditional treatment to control spiders.
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