The Trick To Keeping Spiders Out Of Your Lawrenceville Home

Spiders are creepy, and the last thing you probably want to do is get into the mind of a spider. But that's what you need to do if you want to keep spiders out of your home. Natural spider prevention considers spider behavior, breeding practices, and web creation and uses this information to control where spiders want to be in order to keep them outside. Do you want to keep spiders in your house? If your answer is no, then you will love this article. Let's look at some interesting spider characteristics that pertain to behavior and discuss how you can turn that knowledge into long-lasting spider prevention. 

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Characteristics Of Common Spiders

You likely know the general characteristics of spiders. They have eight legs, fangs, and venom. All spiders are predators that use their fangs and venom to subdue prey, and most spiders create webs to capture prey. But there are many characteristics you may not know.

• In nature, spiders get under the bark of trees. When a spider scales your home, it can mistake your siding for bark. If you have wood rot underneath your siding, a spider may find a pathway into your home.
• In nature, spiders hide in the cracks of rocks. A spider will get inside your home when it finds a gap in your foundation wall. It is only doing what comes naturally.
• In nature, spiders hide in holes. When a spider sees an opening in your home, it will climb inside. It finds holes in rotted wood particularly attractive. 
• While spiders may prefer holes, they may not prefer living inside. We call these outdoor spiders. They may get in, but they won't stay long.
• Common house spiders quickly adapt to indoor living because they have lower food and moisture requirements, but they tend to be found in damp areas, such as basements and crawl spaces, because they find their food in these areas. They eat invertebrates, and most invertebrates are attracted to damp or humid habits.   
• Most spiders are attracted to dark spaces but will establish webs near light fixtures. They do this to capture insects, which are attracted to light. Spiders also build webs in the voids between window panes and screens because insects go toward windows to get to the light. Insects do this at night to get inside and during the day to get outside.
• Spiders love landscaping, wood piles, puddles, leaves, and other natural habitats because they are food-rich environments.
• Spiders prefer to create webs on dirty or dusty surfaces and in secluded areas. They also have a preference for dark voids.

Hopefully, you're starting to see a picture form. Spiders get into cracks, gaps, and holes and go where hunting is good. You can alter conditions to make your home less attractive to spiders.

In a moment, we'll tell you how you can use this information to reduce spider populations and keep them out of your home. Before we do, let's discuss why keeping Lawrenceville spiders out is a good idea.

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