Comprehensive interior and exterior inspection and treatment for spiders.
Big, hairy, creepy-crawly spiders strike fear into the hearts of people all over Oregon. House spiders are an often-frightening nuisance, and several varieties of spiders in the United States pose significant threats to our family’s well-being and safety.
If you want your eight-legged pests gone, or if you want a barrier treatment to fortify your home, look no further than Bug Zapper Pest Control. Our spider treatments kill and repel all spiders – including black widows and hobo spiders. Each treatment includes complimentary exterior web and wasp nest removal to boot – an extra touch favored by many customers. As with all of our services, satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Send the spiders away and experience the Bug Zapper difference today!
If you are worried about any possible spider sighting on your property, Bug Zapper’s expert pest service professionals are happy to assist with identification and threat assessments. Don’t hesitate to give our friendly staff a call with any questions you may have!
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Ants, spiders, general pests, stingers, carpet beetles, interior and exterior fleas & ticks, and general pests.
only $20/mo
With our All Bugs Package, we guarantee you won’t have any creepy, crawly, biting, or stinging bugs on or in your home.
Basically, if you ever want to see bugs, you’ll have to go camping!
With years of experience, continued education, and our expertise, we provide the best service and customer experience.
Spiders are arachnids and are commonly recognized by their ability to spin a web and their eight legs. All spiders are venomous, however, the vast majority of spiders in the PNW are not medically significant, plus they have no interest in biting people. Of the 500 or so spiders that call Oregon home, there are three that stand out the most: the hobo, giant house, & the western black widow spider. The first two have a bad reputation of being extremely venomous but there has been no scientific data to back up these claims and they are considered harmless in other parts of the world. The western black widow spider is commonly found in the southwestern part of the state, they are docile and will not actively seek out a human to bite. Bites from these spiders are rare but If you are bitten by a black widow you should immediately seek medical attention. Keeping stored items away from the home along with having a regular pest control program will drastically cut down the number of spiders you see in or around the home.
Poisonous things will only affect you if you ingest them. Venomous things have to bite or inject venom in you in order to affect you. All spiders are venomous as they have to inject venom into their prey in order to kill them.
The first step in effective spider control is limiting access to your home, and eliminating areas for spiders to nest, hide, or lay eggs. Gaps around structures – like those that can appear around foundations, windows, doors, and roofs – should be tightly sealed. Materials and debris should be stacked or stored away from the home, and loose items like clothing should be kept off of floors. Items like boots and work gloves should be kept in sealed containers to prevent spider entry. Areas like garages and basements should be kept clean and organized to further eliminate spider living spaces. In addition to these measures, Bug Zapper technicians can apply a powerful barrier system around the home that both kills and repels spiders and other pests, with results that are 100% guaranteed.
We DO NOT have Brown Recluses here in Oregon. They are physically incapable of surviving in our environment. They like it hot and humid all the time, we just don't have the correct conditions for them. Many other species of a spider look similar (such as the more than 200 species of wolf spider), and a microscope is generally required to accurately identify a true brown recluse.
At Bug Zapper, we are committed to providing you with the most knowledgeable, experienced, and professional pest control technicians in the Pacific Northwest. Our technicians are all fully licensed and certified in Oregon, in addition to undergoing advanced training though our intensive internal apprenticeship training program. All technicians complete state testing for laws and safety, including IIHS General, IIHS Structural, and Agricultural Vertebrate tests before going through a month-long apprenticeship field training program. Our staff also completes ongoing advanced training and attends industry-based seminars to ensure our knowledge and methods are up-to-date. We are fortunate to have an Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) on our staff -- one of only 12 currently operating in the entire state of Oregon.
Bug Zapper is known for our fast response times and convenient service appointments, in addition to our all-around excellent customer care. As such, we are happy to provide same day services whenever possible. A bug service professional can be at your home in most cases within 24-48 hrs. Call our office and we will gladly work with you to determine how we can best accommodate your schedule and time!
The black widow is the most dangerous spider variety present in Oregon and has the most toxic venom of any spider in the United States. If you are bitten by a black widow, it is important that you IMMEDIATELY SEEK EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION. Widow venom is comprised of powerful neurotoxins that can result in death without the administration of widow antivenom. Any black widow sighting should be treated with extreme caution, and safe widow treatment is best left to properly trained professionals.
Female black widows (which possess the dangerous venom) can be identified by their black bodies and the infamous red hourglass markings on the underside of their abdomens. We frequently see black widows all along the I-5 Corridor of Oregon. They are commonly found in wood piles, around the foundation of homes, under eaves, and among stored items. They build loose, wispy webs that appear as multiple unconnected strands of webbing.
Hobo spiders, also known as funnel web spiders, are a variety of small, brown spider commonly found in western North America. These spiders can be difficult to identify due to their visual similarities with many other spider species, though they can commonly be distinguished by the presence of a V-shaped pattern or patterns down the middle of the abdomen, pointing towards the head. The potential dangers posed by hobo spiders are up for debate. Studies from the 90s made claims that hobo spider bites caused isolated incidents of skin necrosis (like that of a recluse), but as of 2017, hobo spiders are no longer classified as a venomous species by the CDC.
It is a myth that hobo spiders are more aggressive than other spider types, and little data exists of hobo spider bites harming humans. No matter the case, hobo spiders are easily eradicated by Bug Zapper pest control professionals.
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