Top Entry Points Spiders Use To Get Into Your Home

If you’re like most people, you’re probably not a big fan of spiders. Therefore, seeing one in your home can be quite a shock. If you’re constantly spotting spiders—not just one here and there—it can feel like a full-on catastrophe. Seeing spiders all over your home can also be an indicator of an infestation or a nest somewhere.

If you think you have spider nests (either one or more than one) in or around your home, the first step is to identify where they’re coming from. Treatment is ineffective without knowing how spiders are getting inside because you’re not addressing the root of the issue.

So, whether you’re preparing to treat your home with homemade solutions or professional-grade products, we’re here to help you identify entry points first.

What Are Spiders’ Most Common Entry Points?

Spiders, even the bigger ones, can get inside your home through small cracks and crevices. That’s why the first step should always be sealing up these entry points to help keep spiders out for good. Then, once it’s time to treat your home, you can focus on getting rid of existing spiders and nests.

Though every house (and every spider) is different, they usually enter through the same entry points. Spiders’ most common entry points consist of:

• Gaps in between and underneath doorways
• Rips or tears in screens
• Crevices around plumbing and utilities
• Cracks or openings in your foundation
• Gaps around windows

It might seem like a long list, but there are a few easy solutions to fix them.

How To Keep Spiders Out Of Your Home

The easiest way to keep spiders out of your home is, of course, sealing up these entry points. For you, this might look like:

• Replacing window and door screens that have been ripped or torn.
• Adding or replacing the caulk around plumbing.
• Sealing cracks in your foundation or drywall with caulk or steel wool.
• Installing door sweeps to seal up any gaps under doors.

However, there are a few additional steps you can take after closing up these entry points to get rid of existing spiders and help discourage more from coming in.

We recommend eliminating what attracts spiders, which includes food sources and cool outdoor lighting. Remember: where there are bugs, there are likely spiders. Bugs are attracted to food, including crumbs on the counters and floors. So, keeping food stored in airtight containers and cleaning up messes will help deter the bugs that spiders will prey on. Plus, regular cleaning will help you stay on top of dust and cobwebs.

Fixing your outdoor lighting might sound silly, but bugs that spiders like to eat are attracted to cool light: think bright, white, or blue-toned. Instead, opt for porch and deck lights in warmer tones like yellow, orange, and red, which are less visible (and therefore attractive) to insects.

Call The Professionals For Expert Spider Control in Lavallette, NJ

Call us biased, but the ultimate solution to keeping spiders away for the long term is reaching out to our team for professional pest control. At Mosquito Squad, pest control is our specialty. Our highly trained technicians are experts at identifying where and how pests get in, as well as helping to get them out of your home.

During each service, we use EPA-registered products to treat the places that spiders are most attracted to. We also treat the perimeter and close entry points we find to help keep you protected from these pests.

Why Trust Mosquito Squad for Your Outdoor Pest Control in Lavallette, NJ?

Spiders are no match for our pest control professionals. When you call us for spider control in Lavallette, NJ, we’ll be there to perform your first treatment within 48 hours, or it’s free. After that, we’ll keep up a 3-week treatment cycle throughout the season to help keep spiders out all year long.

But we don’t just offer a stellar service. Our customer experience from beginning to end is everything you’d want and more—no contracts, no hidden fees, and we back everything we do with a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee.  

For dependable outdoor pest control near you, call on the professionals at Mosquito Squad. Call (732) 313-3932 or contact us online for a complimentary Lavallette, NJ pest control assessment and quote.

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