There are different types of widow spiders, and all of them are venomous to varying degrees. You can recognize the black widow spider fairly easily: the female black widow is about 1.5 inches long and shiny black, usually with a reddish hourglass shape on the underside of her abdomen. She can produce 4-9 egg sacs in a summer and each egg sac contains an average of 300-400 spiderlings. That's a lot of brand new black widows running around! Each home built in the Phoenix area provides viable shelter and food options making prevalent pest in the Phoenix Metro area. Professional pest control services are very effective in keeping the population down.
Reaction to a black widow spider bite varies depending on where you've been bitten. The venom of a black widow spider is particularly dangerous because you usually cannot feel the bite when it occurs. By the time a person discovers he or she has been bitten, the site can already be infected. Symptoms of a black widow bite are fainting spells, difficulty breathing and speaking, vomiting, a low pulse rate, and a cold body. These symptoms can last 4 to 5 hours or can lead to a coma although this is very rare.
These are most often found low to the ground and most often found near the foundation of the home, corners low to the ground, base of plants and perimeter block walls. Proper pest control services will target these nesting areas during each treatment; eliminating current and prevents these areas from becoming new nesting sites. Service should also include knocking down any webs and inspecting to find active spider webs.
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