Black widows can lurk in dark places in your home such as the garage, wood piles, closets and trash bins. Widows thrive in dark undisturbed places. Getting rid of black widows before they lay an egg sack is important because they can lay as many as 200 eggs in a single egg sack. Female black widow spider bites are dangerous because of the toxin released. The widows don't venture out from the nest to bite people, but if the nest is disturbed then they will bite. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Use gloves and protective clothing when you are seeking black widow spiders.
2. Clean all corners in your home and caulk any cracks in the walls that would allow the spiders in your home. Black widows will create a web where they can hide and not be disturbed.
3. Vacuum any webs that you find while cleaning the corners. When the web is disturbed, the black widow will emerge from the hiding place and you can vacuum up the widow.
4. Pour the vacuum contents in a plastic bag and tie it up. Place the bag in the trash outside your home. You can put an insecticide, like Drione dust or Delta dust, into the bag prior to tying it.
5. Spray an insecticide inside the home if you have no pets or children in the home. Concentrate on the corners and dark locations. The insecticide will drive the black widows away from the locations sprayed. Some spider insecticides are Terro 2300 Spider Killer Aerosol, Springstar Silverfish and Spider Traps and Star Brite Spider Away Natural Repellent.
6. Look around the outside perimeter of your home and caulk any cracks. Using a flashlight and a stick, slowly search the entire yard for a web that produces a glare when the light is shined on it.
7. Spray the web with an insecticide and the widow will come from its hiding location and you can crush it with the stick. Repeat the same treatment in two weeks in case any eggs have hatched.
8. Trim the bushes in your yard so the widows can't make a nest in the lower limbs. The purpose is to make the black widows go elsewhere to nest by decreasing the places available for them to nest around your home.
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