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Spider control in North Carolina

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Spiders in North Carolina: what to know

Around North Carolina

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 North Carolina: what the public record shows

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

250-750 eggs that hatch in two to four weeks

Black widow egg sac

A single female can produce hundreds of spiderlings within a month.

NC State Extension

Spider species recorded in North Carolina

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…
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…
Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) — 'Established in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and spreading to adjacent regions. There are also isolated populations found in Maryland, Virginia,…
Wolf spiders (Lycosidae) — Hunting spiders that 'most frequently invade homes. They may remain hidden for most of the day, then hunt for prey at night' (NC State).

When spiders are busiest in North Carolina

Yellow garden spiders are 'frequently seen in the fall'; wolf spiders invade homes and hunt at night. Joro spiders are established in NC with peak sightings September–October (UGA).

'The two best-known poisonous spiders found here are the black widow spider and the brown recluse.' 'Although brown recluse spiders can be found in North Carolina, they are simply not very common.' The Structural Pest Control Section administers 'the N.C. Structural Pest Control Act of 1955'.

Rules that apply in North Carolina

NC Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division

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: Spiders In and Around Homes; CDC/NIOSH; Myth of the Brown Recluse: Fact, Fear, and Loathing; EENY 560: Southern Black Widow, Latrodectus mactans; Joro Spider: Trichonephila clavata (Circular 1273). Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Spider control in North Carolina

Spiders in North Carolina: what to know

Around North Carolina

What to note

A useful next step

Spiders in North Carolina: what the public record shows

Spider species recorded in North Carolina

When spiders are busiest in North Carolina

Rules that apply in North Carolina

For context, nationally

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