Around Missouri
Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.
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Local spider information
Spider control in Missouri
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Spiders in Missouri: what to know
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 Missouri: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which spiders actually live in Missouri, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
40 of them in a Missouri barn in 75 minutes
Brown recluses collected in a barn
Outbuildings can hold dense populations that reseed the house.
UC Riverside Spider ResearchSpider species recorded in Missouri
- Brown recluse (Loxosceles reclusa) — Native range 'Nebraska south to Texas and eastward to southernmost Ohio and north-central Georgia' (UC Riverside). 'Found throughout the south central and Midwestern United Stat…
When spiders are busiest in Missouri
Spring–fall outdoor activity, year-round indoors.
Core of the brown recluse range (UC Riverside).
For context, nationally
Sources: Myth of the Brown Recluse: Fact, Fear, and Loathing; CDC/NIOSH. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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Blue Springs
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Chesterfield
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Columbia
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Florissant
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Independence
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Joplin
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Kansas City
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Lee's Summit
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O'Fallon
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St. Charles
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St. Joseph
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St. Louis
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St. Peters
Humid Continental · suburban setting
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Springfield
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Wentzville
Humid Continental · suburban setting
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Wildwood
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Kirkwood
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