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Spider control in Texas

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Spiders in Texas: what to know

Around Texas

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 Texas: what the public record shows

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

found inside and outside throughout Texas

Brown recluse range in Texas

Recluses are a genuine indoor pest statewide, especially in undisturbed storage.

Texas A&M AgriLife Today

Spider species recorded in Texas

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…

When spiders are busiest in Texas

Brown recluses 'are active from spring through the fall outside but can be active year-round in climate-controlled spaces like homes' (Texas A&M AgriLife).

'TDA's Structural Pest Control Service licenses and regulates pest management professionals who apply pesticides in and around structures.' Southern black widow range extends 'as far west as Texas' (UF/IFAS).

Rules that apply in Texas

Texas Department of Agriculture Structural Pest Control Service

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: Texas A&M AgriLife Today; CDC/NIOSH; Myth of the Brown Recluse: Fact, Fear, and Loathing; EENY 560: Southern Black Widow, Latrodectus mactans. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Spider control in Texas

Spiders in Texas: what to know

Around Texas

What to note

A useful next step

Spiders in Texas: what the public record shows

Spider species recorded in Texas

When spiders are busiest in Texas

Rules that apply in Texas

For context, nationally

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