Common Places Spiders Hide Around Your Toronto Home and How to Find Them

How to Control the Spider Population in Your Home

• Cardboard Boxes- Everyone has random cardboard boxes of items in storage. While your belongings may be protected from larger pests when they are tucked away in cardboard boxes, spiders can easily crawl through tiny holes in the boxes and take up residence. Boxes full of unused items give arachnids plenty of places to spin webs. Open boxes frequently to minimize the risk of spiders taking up residence.
• Furniture- Spiders prefer to live in dark, quiet places. The spaces under furniture create a perfect spot for spiders to spin webs. They can still catch smaller insects for food and are out of the way of humans, so these areas are perfect for both web-weaving and wandering spiders to live peacefully.
• Doors- Because many smaller insects access your home through tiny cracks in your doorframe, spiders often spin webs on the tops of doors. This position allows them to prey on insects as they enter the home, and if the door isn't used frequently, there is little chance of humans destroying the web. Making it a habit to open and close every door in your home regularly deters spiders from spinning webs, and you can also apply citrus essential oils to doorframes as a natural arachnid repellant.
• Ceiling Corners- You've probably seen many cobwebs in the corners of your ceiling. Because spiders prefer to stay away from humans, ceilings make great spots for spinning webs. Corners give them plenty of wall space to attach webs, and the high location is perfect for catching flying insects to feast on.
• Well-Lit Spaces- While it is true that spiders tend to seek out dark hiding spots to live in, their prey often prefers well-lit environments. Flying insects such as flies, gnats and moths are drawn to bright lights, so you'll often find them buzzing around light fixtures. Because of the abundance of food in these areas, arachnids sometimes build webs near light fixtures. Dusting fixtures as part of your regular cleaning routine is a good way to reduce the risk of spiders moving in, and you can also replace bulbs with options that aren't as bright and limit the amount of time you keep the lights on.

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