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Spider control in Florida

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Spiders in Florida: what to know

Around Florida

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

What to note

Where you see spiders, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.

A useful next step

Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.

Local research

Spiders in Florida: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which spiders actually live in Florida, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

Latrodectus mactans (Southern black widow), is found as well as Latrodectus geometricus (brown widow), Latrodectus bishopi (red widow), and Latrodectus variolus (Northern black widow)

Widow species in Florida

Florida has more widow species than any other state, so widow control is a routine service item.

UF/IFAS Extension (EDIS)

Spider species recorded in Florida

Southern black widow (Latrodectus mactans) — 'Found in the southeastern region and has been found as far north as Ohio and as far west as Texas' (UF/IFAS); confirmed in Pennsylvania (Penn State) and one of two dangerous sp…
Northern black widow (Latrodectus variolus) — Penn State: 'It is probable that the northern black widow, L. variolus, is also present' in Pennsylvania; UF/IFAS lists it among Florida's four widow species. Hourglass often sp…
Brown widow (Latrodectus geometricus) — 'Introduced into Florida and is now found throughout the state', spread into South Carolina; spiky egg sac 'much like the seed of a sandspur'; venom reported 'as toxic as the bl…

When spiders are busiest in Florida

'The Southern black widow typically mates during the spring and summer' (UF/IFAS); the brown widow is 'found throughout the state' and active year-round in the warm climate.

'FDACS regulates and licenses the pest control industry under the authority of the Structural Pest Control Act, Chapter 482, Florida Statutes.'

Rules that apply in Florida

FDACS Pest Control licensing (Chapter 482, Florida Statutes)

For context, nationally

Throughout North America, but are most common in the southern and western United States — Black widow distribution. CDC/NIOSH
In the midwestern and southern United States — Brown recluse distribution. CDC/NIOSH

Sources: EENY 560: Southern Black Widow, Latrodectus mactans; CDC/NIOSH; Southern Black Widow Spider; Brown Widow Spider (HGIC factsheet). Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Spider control in Florida

Spiders in Florida: what to know

Around Florida

What to note

A useful next step

Spiders in Florida: what the public record shows

Spider species recorded in Florida

When spiders are busiest in Florida

Rules that apply in Florida

For context, nationally

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