ARE SPIDERS
OR BENEFICIAL?
DANGEROUS
Once you bring up spiders, you quickly
discover that most people tend to have
strong opinions about how to handle them.
There are those who claim that leaving
spiders alone in a building keeps pest
populations down.
Then, there are others who immediately
shriek at the thought of finding one lurking
in a corner.
Spiders do great things.
They eat cockroaches, flies and other pesky
insects that no one likes to see even when
they are outside.
This benefit does come with a cost.
Spiders can quickly cause problems when
they invade places that people inhabit.
Bites aren’t the only thing to worry about.
The cost of letting a spider invasion go
untreated can be higher than the benefit
of leaving one alone.
What Other
Ways Are
Spiders
Beneficial?
When spiders eat insects outdoors,
they also help to minimize problems
that other pests cause.
For example, fewer pests around
farmlands means that there will be
less damage done to the crops.
Spiders also help to reduce the
populations of disease-spreading insects
such as mosquitoes.
These benefits are all important, but they
aren’t particularly helpful for the average
person at home or around the workplace.
Which Spiders
Are the Most
Dangerous?
Arizona is home to several spiders that
pose a far greater risk to your health than
the benefits that they provide.
Black widow spiders are well-known
for giving bites that lead to extreme pain
and potentially life-threatening reactions.
Brown recluse spiders are another
type of spider that give bites that can
break down skin tissue.
You’ll also find tarantulas and wolf spiders.
These spiders aren’t as dangerous for your
health, but they do give bites that hurt like
a bee sting.
All spiders carry the risk of bites that
cause allergic reactions along with pain
and swelling.
What Other
Problems Can
Spiders Cause?
Spiders may limit certain types of pests,
but they can also bring in new ones.
Scorpions are natural predators of spiders.
If an infestation grows in your home,
then it could attract scorpions to the area.
There is also the issue of mental health.
Seeing a spider can generate anxiety in
people who fear arachnids.
Businesses could potentially lose customers
if spiders are visible on the property.
Homeowners might experience severe
anxiety themselves or expose their
houseguests to a traumatic experience.
If a spider lays eggs, then you could also
see hundreds to thousands of spiderlings
around your property that further
increases the problems they cause.
How Do You
Handle Finding
One On Your
Property?
One of the biggest problems with spiders
is that they are hard to identify.
By the time that you can see the red
hourglass on a black widow, you are
already too close.
This is why it is typically best to leave
a spider alone.
Simply take note of where you found it
and let a professional identify it.
If you can safely take a picture,
then this can help in case the spider
changes its location.
There is no doubt that spiders play
an important role in the ecosystem.
We need spiders to eat other insects and
serve as a food source for other critters.
They just simply don’t belong indoors
or in outdoor areas where they might
harm a person.
Spider control is an important part of
every pest prevention plan that helps
everyone who visits your property avoid
a bad experience with nature.
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