Spider Pest Control
Spider Pest Control
Pinetown & Durban Spider Pest Control
Spiders are scary for some and can be a safety concern, especially with children and pets.
You don’t have to be an arachnophobe to want a spider free home. Although they can be beneficial in keeping insects at bay, the bites from some spiders can be painful and their webs can be very unsightly.
A professional spider treatment from SkillsPro Pest Control will eliminate your spider problem, provide long lasting protection and keep your home web-free for many months.
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How we get rid of Spiders
As with all our pest treatments we start with a thorough inspection to fully understand the nature of the problem. For rodents it is particularly important to identify the species of rodent present, any nesting sites and how they are entering the building. With the correct information we can design a successful rodent control program.
Our rodent programs typically include the use of rodent baits, sometimes in combination with traps.
For safety, rodent baits are always placed in secure bait stations (see below for more information)
The bait stations and traps are placed in strategic locations to deliver maximum performance. It is important that we place sufficient bait at all sites of activity, so the number of bait stations used will depend on the size of the infestation.
Typically this means that bait stations are primarily placed in the roof void and sub-floor, as well as other areas of activity.
Although most residential rodent problems can be eliminated in a single visit, for heavy infestations additional visits may be required.
We will always discuss any safety concerns you may have before carrying out a treatment. We do this over the phone at the time of booking and also carry out an on-site risk assessment before carrying out a treatment.
This is particularly important for rodent control programs, as the rodent baits can be toxic to pets and humans, and traps can cause injury to inquisitive fingers and paws!
To minimise the risk of accidental poisoning, we place all bait in secure bait stations and place them in locations which cannot be accessed by pets and children.
Rodent baits contain a slow acting rodenticides – once the rodent has eaten the bait, it can take 4-7 days for them to die.
The rodents only need to eat a small amount of bait to get a toxic dose, but they will continue to eat until they die.
The rodenticides are actually anticoagulants which cause internal bleeding – the rodents become sluggish before falling unconscious and dying.
Rodenticides can also affect dogs and humans (as well as other mammals and birds) in the same way, but a dog or child would have to eat a lot of rodent bait for it to have any effect. If a child or dog accidentally ingests some bait, you should seek medical or veterinary attention and they will determine if any treatment is necessary.
Any spiders present at the time of treatment will die within an hour, although spiders hiding deep in crevices will only get affected when they emerge, so you are likely to see spiders dying during 24-48 hours after treatment.
What do you do with spider webs? Do you brush them down prior to treatment or give the customer instructions to brush them down a day or two after treatment?
If you do not like spider webs against your home, we suggest you brush them down prior to the day of treatment. Alternatively, you can wait 2-3 weeks after the treatment and then brush them away.
The treatment leaves an invisible insecticide residual on surfaces preventing spiders moving into an area and building their webs for many months. It is important not to wash treated surfaces as it will wash the treatment away and reduce its effectiveness.