There is a brown recluse on the ceiling in my living room

[bdj23]

Originally Posted by REDHOTGTO

i had them really bad at my house, emphasize had, i spray 3 times a year with TEMPO SEC
spray. its a little costly but no odor or stains, not harmful to pets etc. you wont have anymore spiders

The Ortho Home Defense didnt do jack shit. The sticky traps worked well, but it also highlighted how many are actually in my house. There was at least 10 on every (6 traps) in the house.

My cats kill em too, but I dont want them to get bit or eat them.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by BDj23

The Ortho Home Defense didnt do jack shit. The sticky traps worked well, but it also highlighted how many are actually in my house. There was at least 10 on every (6 traps) in the house.

My cats kill em too, but I dont want them to get bit or eat them.

Wow that's disgusting.

[SupDock]

Originally Posted by BDj23

The Ortho Home Defense didnt do jack shit. The sticky traps worked well, but it also highlighted how many are actually in my house. There was at least 10 on every (6 traps) in the house.

My cats kill em too, but I dont want them to get bit or eat them.

Unfortunately, if they are truly recluses they can be challenging to kill. Because of their long legs, their body doesn't drag across the poison, and it often just kills their prey. Don't be assured though, as they can go without food for a very long time

I dealt with them in the past, and had multiple exterminators tell me that fumigation is the solution

Realistically, they are present in most Midwest homes, and they are rarely encountered. If you saw 10 on each of 6 traps, you have a serious infestation.

[bdj23]

Originally Posted by SupDock

Unfortunately, if they are truly recluses they can be challenging to kill. Because of their long legs, their body doesn't drag across the poison, and it often just kills their prey. Don't be assured though, as they can go without food for a very long time

I dealt with them in the past, and had multiple exterminators tell me that fumigation is the solution

Realistically, they are present in most Midwest homes, and they are rarely encountered. If you saw 10 on each of 6 traps, you have a serious infestation.

They are recluses. I've killed a few and looked them over. I don't know where the infestation would be though. My dad told me there isn't a house in our neighborhood that doesn't have them.. but I feel like I have tons. I've been bit once, thankfully it didn't get necrotic but it was still a $300 doctor visit.

I've read wolf spiders eat them, so when I catch them I let them back outside.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by BDj23

They are recluses. I've killed a few and looked them over. I don't know where the infestation would be though. My dad told me there isn't a house in our neighborhood that doesn't have them.. but I feel like I have tons. I've been bit once, thankfully it didn't get necrotic but it was still a $300 doctor visit.

I've read wolf spiders eat them, so when I catch them I let them back outside.

That's a lot of spiders man. I sold a house last year that was an absolutle spider and spricket factory and I never saw that kinda shit. Like you need to bring in Rambo ASAP.

You got a true sub-basement by chance? That seemed to be a nice spot for them.

[bdj23]

Originally Posted by Pablo

That's a lot of spiders man. I sold a houe last year that was an absolutle spider and spricket factory and I never saw that kinda shit. Like you need to bring in Rambo ASAP.

You got a true sub-basement by chance? That seemed to be a nice spot for them.

Did I buy your house? Lmao

It's just a ranch style slab house. But I got a big yard, live on the edge of town and have tons of trees.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by BDj23

Did I buy your house? Lmao

It's just a ranch style slab house. But I got a big yard, live on the edge of town and have tons of trees.

I had a bunch of big, mature trees and a 1/2 acre lot so maybe that's a little more inviting. Dunno, but we hired Edge for management and they killed a lotta those ****ers. Never really gave a shit until they got bold. Finally said **** it when our 2 yr old(at the time) got lit up by a nasty spider bite.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by SupDock

Unfortunately, if they are truly recluses they can be challenging to kill. Because of their long legs, their body doesn't drag across the poison, and it often just kills their prey. Don't be assured though, as they can go without food for a very long time

I dealt with them in the past, and had multiple exterminators tell me that fumigation is the solution

Realistically, they are present in most Midwest homes, and they are rarely encountered. If you saw 10 on each of 6 traps, you have a serious infestation.

Take away their food supply by killing other household pests and you'll see them knocked back a bit.

But you're right, spraying does very little to actually kill them and sticky traps are your only good bet. In my old place I killed one in my storage area, saw 3 or 4 dead in my garage and one night had one of the little ****ers climb across my leg.

Put sticky traps along every baseboard under every bed/dresser in my house (they like to hid behind trim and stick close to walls as they travel). Only caught one more.

Had a pro come out and take a look, said I may have a few, but it's Missouri so you oughta just live with it.

My new place has water in the backyard so no shortage of grass spiders and shit. We just have a pest control company come out every 3 months or so to do general stuff (and it turns up a bunch of large fuzzy dead spiders in my shop every time) but in 4 years I've never come across another recluse.

I think having all the grass spiders around the perimeter keeps them down a bit and killing stuff inside the house keeps them from having much to thrive on so it's kept 'em out.

Agree with the OP though - I don't mind spiders at all. But man, brown recluses just freak me the **** out. I know a girl that had a big silver-dollar sized scar on top of her wrist from one of those things and just fuuuuuuck thaaaaaat.