Cockroaches

No one likes to see a roach raiding their kitchen or crawling around their bathroom at night. What makes these pests even more of a nuisance are the allergens that they bring with them. Because cockroaches can be so prevalent in several environments, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) has noted that more than 60% of households have existing cockroach allergens in them.

The presence of live cockroaches, as well as their droppings or decaying bodies, can all add to the allergens in your home. This can be especially dangerous when a few cockroaches can breed into thousands of roaches within a single year. So don’t wait to call a cockroach exterminator near you!

Professional assistance from a cockroach control technician will ensure the safe removal of all roaches. However, be sure to keep your home clean as well to help prevent cockroaches from invading again. They will seek out shelter and food sources commonly found in dirty kitchens or warm, damp, and moist areas in your house. Address leaks as soon as you see them and clean up all crumbs and debris after meals.

Cockroaches have also been known to provoke asthma symptoms even to the point of an asthma attack. Should you or another family member in your home have asthma, be sure to rid the area of cockroaches as soon as possible.

Mice and Rodents

You thought 60% of homes with cockroach allergens was bad? The AAFA also has found that around 82% of American homes have allergens from mice and other rodents. Similar to cockroaches, mouse or rodent droppings and nests can house bacteria that may trigger allergies as can the pests themselves. Rodents sometimes hide in heating and cooling vents which can easily spread their allergens throughout your home. Plus, they can make their way into your home through cracks even as small as a dime. Have rodent control experts come to inspect your home to seal cracks on your end, again be sure to keep your home clean so as not to attract mice and rodents. Vacuum often to clean up any mice dander or droppings that still could be affecting the air quality or allergen levels in your home even after rodent removal services come by.

Flies

An increase in flies, especially when they come in contact with your food, could increase allergens as well. Talk to pest control specialists near you about removing flies and other bacteria-carrying pests that may contaminate food or bring harmful diseases in contact with you and your family. Several species of flies, including house flies and fruit flies, could be the root of your allergic reaction.

Dust Mites

While you may not be able to see dust mites with the naked eye, many individuals can certainly feel their presence from their allergens. These microscopic pests easily hide in carpet fibers and elsewhere throughout your home, feeding on old skin cells, pet dander, etc. Vacuuming can clean up these sources of food, but professional treatment may be necessary for complete removal. When nearly 20 million individuals in the U.S. alone are allergic to dust mites, the chances they might be adding to your allergy symptoms are relatively high.

Clean Up Food

If food is a key factor drawing more ant colonies in through your doors, then eliminating that source of substance for them will be huge for keeping ants at bay. As much of a hassle as it is to constantly keep dirty dishes out of the sink or clean up any crumbs or spills after every meal, doing so can indicate to ants that their food supply is going to be cut short.

Be Mindful of Trash

But it’s not just the food that’s left out on the counters that you need to watch out for. Ants may also be attracted to overflowing trash cans or ones without sealed lids. Make sure outdoor and indoor trash cans have lids and consider taking out the trash more frequently so the smell of tossed out food doesn’t lure in unwanted visitors. Residue left in recyclable items should be rinsed out, especially soda cans or bottles.

Store Food Away

Food that you store in cupboards and pantries should also have secure lids that keep scents masked from any wandering ants. Airtight containers can prove helpful here, especially for food that is particularly appealing to ants like sweet syrups and sugary foods.

Replace Weatherstrips and Seal Cracks

With ants being such small pests, they can squeeze into even the smallest holes and cracks. Sealing those cracks along your home’s foundation, doors, window panes, and elsewhere with some type of caulking can help deter ants marching in. Doors and windows especially may have worn weatherstrips along their edges that should be replaced if you can feel a breeze or air escaping, giving ants another entry point into your home.

Pick Up Debris

Keeping the area around your home clean can help stop ants before they even come inside. Routinely check that discarded wrappers, cans, and other trash doesn’t collect around the base of your home. Piles of leaves or other plants may give ants that needed shelter. It’s best to keep such landscaping and vegetation a reasonable distance from your home if you want to keep ants outside.

Spray Ant Control Treatment

Most of the DIY ant sprays will only do so much to protect your home from a severe ant problem. Professional ant control treatments, like those from H2 Pest Control, on the other hand, target stray or foraging ants as well as the entire colony that’s causing your infestation. If you want to fight and fix an ant problem, seeking professional pest control services is your sure solution.

For Lehi, Eagle Mountain, and other Utah homes suffering from ants, call ant control experts at H2 Pest Control to pack a punch! Our pest control technicians don’t just spray a barrier around your home and call it good. We inspect what’s causing the ants to invade to provide you with a customized treatment plan for long-lasting ant control.

Get in touch with our team for pest control service near you and say goodbye to ants this summer and beyond.

Fresh tomatoes, herbs, beautiful flowers, and more! Whatever you choose to include in your garden, make sure it’s protected from damaging pests with eco-friendly solutions that won’t hinder or harm the plants’ growth. Otherwise, all that hard work and hours spent tending vegetables and flowers will leave you with little reward.

If pests have invaded your garden, you may notice small holes in leaves and vegetables or wilting plants that can’t stand on their own anymore. But attacking the intruders and your precious plants with harmful pesticides may cause more trouble than it’s worth. Luckily, we know of a few organic ways to protect your garden from pests that are safe for the plants themselves.

Whether you choose to plant during April’s National Gardening Month or another time in the upcoming months, be sure you have some of these natural garden pest control solutions in place. Protect your home as well from any spring or summer pests with our environmentally friendly pest control treatments!

Clean Up, Clean Up

Start garden pest prevention by cleaning up any areas where pests may be prone to hide. Pick up and remove forgotten piles of leaves, pull weeds, and check your wood-pile for corners or crevices where pests may be lurking. If you can keep the area around your yard and garden clean and free of debris that makes for prime pest habitats, you’ll be one step closer to a pest-free garden!

Check for Stowaways

If you’re transporting plants into your garden from a garden center or another location, make sure that they aren’t carrying any pests with them. Pests may be hiding in the soil or under leaves, so try to catch and remove them beforehand to save yourself from a bigger pest problem down the road.

Keep an Eye on Mulch and Compost

Another area where pests love to stay out of sight is among garden mulch or compost bins. Rodents especially might start digging into natural compost if the lid containing it is not securely fastened. Again, check for any rodents or pests before laying down mulch and compost, then call rodent exterminators near you to remove any lingering rodents.

Avoid Overwatering

Too much water can be harmful to a plant’s growth, but also may invite more pests into your garden. Several pests like earwigs and silverfish thrive in wet environments. While you may think you’re doing plants a favor by watering them at night, doing so may keep moisture from absorbing into the soil to create a moist habitat fit for a pest king.

Take Advantage of Eco-Friendly Pest Control Treatments

Use the solutions above to keep pests out of your flower or vegetable garden this season! Then, protect your entire home from pests with effective and eco-friendly pest control treatments from H2 Pest Control. Every treatment we use is safe for your loved ones, including young children and pets. We want to do our part to take care of the environment while still providing you with the best pest control for your home. Our solutions are effective at baiting and removing pests from your property and establishing a strong barrier around it to keep all other pests away.

Our pest control service is personalized for your needs and includes free re-servicing until your pest problem is no more! Through the years in serving this area that we love, our certified pest control technicians have learned the best ways to treat for Utah pests. Schedule a pest inspection with our experienced team today, based out of Lehi UT and covering Salt Lake and Utah County locations.

Protect your home with affordable and complete pest control treatments, ones that leave no toxic pesticides or harmful chemical odors and residue behind. New customers can receive 50% off your initial pest control service when you mention this specific ad!

1. Silverfish
You may recognize silverfish by their thin, scaly bodies. They aren’t as common in some parts of Utah because they prefer wet and humid environments, but this is what makes new home construction sites enticing to them.

Freshly cut wood absorbs any moisture it’s exposed to, drawing in silverfish after a rainstorm or humid day. If lumber is not carefully protected, it may be inviting more and more silverfish inside your home. Adhesives and caulking before they dry are other potential places to find silverfish during construction, that is, if no pest control barrier is surrounding the property. Let these pests in and you may experience some disastrous consequences and major repairs.

2. Spiders
If other pests are lurking around your new home, you can be sure that spiders won’t be far behind. They like to remain hidden in nooks and crannies, all the more abundant during home construction. Wood piles and lingering debris where other pests like to hide are other prime spots for spiders. Chances are the spiders invading your new home’s site were there first, just not completely removed.

Call a local pest control company like H2 Pest Control for total spider removal before and/or after construction begins. To provide you with more complete spider control, we’ll also place spider sprays and pest control barriers around the site and apply additional spider treatments at the base of your new home’s foundation.

3. Ants
After the construction site is leveled and prepared, some pest colonies may remain. Ants especially can be a problem here as their nests remain hidden far underground. Above ground entrances may be removed, but generally the ants themselves haven’t gone anywhere. If you start building on top of these colonies sites, you may have a bigger ant problem than you bargained for.

Pest control professionals, like the team at Utah’s H2 Pest Control, can help identify and remove entire ant colonies before construction, then put other preventative measures in place so ants stay out for good.

4. Mice and Other Rodents
No matter how clean you try to keep your new home construction site, debris and garbage inevitably litter the site to some degree. This makes them the perfect stomping grounds for mice, rats, and other rodents. If rodents can find food among that trash, all the more reason for them to stay, and all the worse for you.

Improving sanitary conditions alone won’t keep out small mice and rodents who like to use insulation, packaging and any other materials they can find to build their nests out of harm’s way. Effective traps and a strong rodent control barrier will be your best defenses for keeping mice off the site completely.

5. Wasps
Rodents, birds, and other pests can easily make their way up into a new home’s rafters during construction. Any pest caught inside your attic or under eaves when you complete construction and close your open-door policy will be much more difficult to remove than if you prevented them from entering in the first place.

Wasps are notorious for finding shelter in these high, covered spaces. Let them roam free around your framed house and they’ll build wasp nests wherever they can. These should not be removed without help from a professional pest control company. Otherwise, wasps may continue to return to the same location.

Chocolates and roses are great. And sure, diamonds are a girl’s best friend. But if you really want to impress someone special this Valentine’s Day, give them a gift that keeps on giving all year long. Give the gift of pest control!

Especially if you bought or built a new home recently, pest control will be even more important when settling in. While pest control for your new home doesn’t sound like the usual housewarming gift or romantic present you may expect on Valentine’s Day, hear us out. There are several reasons why it may just be the perfect present.

Year-Round Protection

Flowers will last for a week if you’re lucky. Pest control treatments from professional experts, on the other hand, can last throughout the entire year.

The best pest control providers won’t just spray your home with a one-and-done solution. Different pests will try to invade your home at different times of the year and in various ways. While your new home is under construction, it’s even easier for pests to get inside. Even after completion, the smallest holes or leftover debris on the site still may be inviting pests in past mediocre pest control solutions.

At H2 Pest Control, we give you the protection you need for all seasons. We continually learn and apply the best practices for year-round control. When your new home construction is taking longer than expected, having that reliable pest control in place can keep bugs, insects, and rodents out during the whole process.

Total Home Protection

Those roses may spruce up your kitchen as a beautiful centerpiece, or love notes may brighten up your bedside table. But what about the rest of your home? Valentine’s Day isn’t the largest holiday, but it wouldn’t it be nice to have a present that changes the entire atmosphere in your new house?

That’s exactly what our pest control offers you. H2 Pest Control looks at every room and corner of your house to locate any entry points or problem areas that may be bringing more pests inside.

That includes the wood framing, insulation, and piping inside the walls where pests like termites and rodents are commonly found. During new home construction when materials are left outside, they may come under attack from such pests. Putting proper pest control in place before and during construction can help prevent these critters from weakening the home’s structure.

Peace of Mind

Moving into a new home with someone you love is an exciting time. With all that you’ve put into this house, don’t you want to feel safe and at peace while you’re there?

What other gifts will bring you the same peace of mind in your new home like complete pest control? We guarantee our customers pest-free homes by refusing to take shortcuts like many other pest control companies. Our team applies the best pest control treatments and practices so that you can have that calming peace of mind from the moment you move in.

Say “I Love You” with a Pest-Free Home

Are any of the above reasons something your sweetheart might appreciate? We thought so. Keep your new home in Lehi UT, Eagle Mountain UT, and other surrounding areas safe from pests before and after construction with our complete pest control services.

Check out our previous blog post for more reasons why pest control is necessary for new houses if you haven’t already. Then get 50% off your initial service this Valentine’s Day!

New year, new home? Building a new home is an exciting time for any family. Everything brand new, from the woodworking in the living room’s vaulted ceilings to the open kitchen cabinets you helped pick out. This is your dream home. But do you have the preventative measures in place to keep out ants, spiders, rodents and other pests who may make your house their new home before you do?

Many individuals in the process of building or buying a brand new home fail to remember that essential component of pest control. This isn’t an older home with holes in the walls or trash and food debris inviting pests inside. So just why is pest control so necessary for new homes?

1. Homes Built On-Site
   In most cases, your new home wasn’t built in a protected environment but directly on the home site. That means that the home and its building materials could easily have been exposed to pests at some point during construction. Before the walls go up, insects and rodents can make their way inside and may make nests or hives without you or the construction team noticing. If they aren’t removed before being sealed in, they could cause damage to your home from the inside out.
2. Building in Pest Territory
   The chosen new home lot generally will have some bugs or pests living within its zone. But once the land is cleared and ready for construction, that doesn’t always mean the pests are gone as well.
   Ants and other pests living underground especially can be a problem for new home sites. While mounds or ant hills may have been leveled, their subterranean routes might not have been, still giving them access to your residence during construction or soon after moving in.


3. Wood Left to the Elements
   Wood beams used in new home construction can be susceptible to the weather and destructive pests like termites if not protected with pest control treatments. The area surrounding the site and the wood itself should be treated to repel instead of invite termites in to feast. Otherwise, wood may be vulnerable to termite damage, warping from weather conditions and even mold if left wet for too long.
4. Dirty Construction Site
   While your home may be immaculate when moving day rolls around, it may not be that way while it’s being built. Dirt and debris can pile up, as can wood scraps and trash. A dirtier site encourages more pest infestations by giving pests a place to take cover and seek shelter.

Protect Your Home From Pests BEFORE You Move In

Take action and prevent pests from infesting your property before you and your family are given the keys. For new homes and home construction sites in Eagle Mountain, Lehi, and other surrounding Utah communities, we have the perfect pest control solution for you.

Contact H2 Pest Control to apply our effective pest control treatments for your new home! We offer pest control services before, during, and after construction so that you can be at ease knowing that your investment is protected from spiders, ants, termites, mice, and other pests that may harm it. Get in touch with our local pest control company today!

1. A New Vacuum
   Do you know someone who hasn’t upgraded their vacuum in years? Why not get them a new model that picks up twice the amount of dirt and debris as their old clunker of a vacuum? Not only will your carpets feel cleaner with a new vacuum, but you’ll also be clearing away possible food sources for pests that invite them inside in the first place. Little crumbs, debris, and pest excrement, can attract more pests into your humble abode. Eliminate this source and you’re one step closer to eliminating the problem. You may not want to give other cleaning supplies, like a broom or disinfecting wipes, as Christmas gifts (they don’t exactly say “I love you”). Any cleaning items, though, are a necessity to have on hand for homes wanting to be free of pests.


2. Food Storage Containers
   Keep your cupboard more organized and help prevent pests with the gift of plastic or glass storage containers. Mice and other pests can easily gnaw or bite their way through cardboard and plastic bags to get to your food. But a plastic or glass container is much harder on their teeth and makes it more difficult for them to smell the food inside, especially if the lid is airtight. You may even want to get stackable containers that maximize the space in your pantry!
3. Trash Can with Fitted Lid
   Because rodents and pests have this strong sense of smell, such tightly fitted containers are amazing to have on hand. Consider buying a trash can with a well-fitted lid as well. You know how awful trash begins to smell, especially with no lid to keep out the pungent stench. If you can notice that smell, so can pests. Find a nice, new trash can with a lid that closes completely to place inside your kitchen. Then, make sure trash cans outside your home also are sealed shut. It helps as well, to leave them a reasonable distance from your house, but especially outside of your garage


4. Weatherstrips and Seals
   New weatherstrips along windows and doors can help save energy inside your home so you pay less on heating this winter. They also help seal places where pests may enter into your home. Small little openings along door and window frames let heat out in the winter and invite pests into a warm shelter. Seal up these spots and you’ll be doing yourself a favor on several counts.
5. 50% Off Initial Pest Control Service
   H2 Pest Control is offering you a little Christmas gift too! We’re giving new clients in Utah 50% off their initial pest control service. Our safe, odorless treatments are environmentally friendly and won’t leave harmful chemicals around. They provide real pest control solutions and are customized for each home to remove the specific pest problem you may be facing.

See our ad for additional information about this offer and give H2 Pest Control a call today to make your home pest-free this upcoming year! In the meantime, have a very Merry Christmas!

Thanksgiving: that time of the year for family and friends to get together for deliciously good food. Not the time of year you want to be dealing with a rodent or pest problem in your kitchen. A stray mouse or an untimely cockroach infestation can ruin your Thanksgiving meal in an instant.

Don’t invite rodents and other pests into your kitchen this holiday season! Below are a few ways to help prevent pests from making their way into your food and kitchen. For complete pest and rodent control in Lehi, American Fork and surrounding areas, call H2 Pest Control for our rodent and pest control services.

1. Seal Trash Containers
   Rats are notorious for digging through trash, having a feast of their own on your food scraps. But other rodents and pests would also be happy to make your home their own with easy access to an open trash can. The fact of the matter is, any pest is looking for a place to settle with a sufficient supply of food and shelter from the elements. When you give them both, removing those pests becomes difficult. Seal trash containers inside and out to help prevent pests from nesting in your residence. Use a trash can inside with a secure lid, and don’t wait too long to take it out if you throw a lot of food away. When possible, leave large trash cans outside your garage. But always be sure to keep these sealed securely as well.
2. Properly Store Food
   The same goes for food in cupboards and pantries. Try putting food in plastic containers that secure tightly like your trash cans. Even food you think is safe in its box or plastic wrapping could be a recipe for disaster if mice come marching into town. Their strong bite allows them to gnaw through cardboard or plastic bags easily.If you notice gnawed holes on food containers or around your house, mice or other rodents may have already made their way inside. Watch for this and other signs of rodents, and don’t wait to call for professional rodent control services. If you can, don’t leave food on the floor level of your pantry. You may even want to store extra Thanksgiving ingredients inside the fridge or freezer until you need them.


3. Don’t Leave the Dishes for Later!
   After a big Thanksgiving dinner, who wants to do the dishes? This is a holiday, you just want to relax in front of the TV or, better yet, take a long-awaited nap. But leaving dirty dishes in the sink or on your kitchen counters can also invite unwanted pests in. That’s fresh food for the taking!If you’ve previously had a pest problem but haven’t sought out professional pest control, your DIY traps and bait may not be enough to keep pests away from this vast display of food. Put dirty dishes directly in the dishwasher, or even place them in soapy water to sit. Let rodents and pests know that they’re not welcome in your kitchen.
4. Clean, Clean, Clean
   We can’t stress this enough. Do what you can before and after Thanksgiving to keep your kitchen tidy and free of crumbs, spills and other traces of food. These are like invitations for pests to come over for dinner. This may mean cleaning as you cook so that no remains of the day are left forgotten on the counters or under the cabinets.If that isn’t you, just be sure that you do a thorough clean of the kitchen afterward. Sweep up fallen crumbs, run a damp rag over those sticky spots or do whatever is necessary to remove any food particles. This also includes an occasional deep clean of your pantry space and those hard-to-reach spots under appliances

Professional Cockroach, Rat, and Mice Control Services in Utah

Spend Thanksgiving worrying less about pest infestations and more about cooking that perfect turkey and pumpkin pie. Follow the above precautions to help prevent rodents and other pests from wrecking this holiday season. Go the extra mile and protect your home with professional pest control treatments for an even greater defense.

For comprehensive residential pest control, contact H2 Pest Control. We’ve been serving Utah homes for years, from Eagle Mountain and Lehi to South Jordan, Orem, and everywhere in between. We offer complete pest control services so your holiday festivities won’t skip a beat. And because we use eco-friendly treatments, you won’t even need to leave your house while we apply treatments and sprays. Request your free estimate for our mice control, rodent control, cockroach control, and more!

Finally! The weather is cooling down. Curling up with a blanket by the fire is socially acceptable again. The leaves are changing into those gorgeous colors we all love. Oh, and did we mention a little thing called pumpkin spice?

We love fall. But even our favorite season comes with its drawbacks, perhaps the biggest being a large influx of pests. Worst of all, these pests don’t just keep to the outdoors. They like to make their way into our homes, overstaying their welcome throughout the season.

What Draws Pests into Your Home in Autumn?

Pests seek the same necessities that humans do: food and shelter. In harsh and cold environments, pests find it more difficult to find these basics. But your home may offer a haven to them.

With its warmth against the cold and food crumbs or other pests lying around, residential homes seem like the perfect retreat for the bleak months ahead. Many pests will lay eggs in your house’s safe environment during the fall. This gives their offspring a greater chance for survival but provides you with greater challenges for managing pests.

What Can You Do to Protect Against Pests this Season?

The first step you can take to keep pests from taking shelter in your home is sealing up points of entry. Insects, bugs, and even rodents can squeeze into even the tiniest of holes. A local pest control company can help you to find all these small holes, cracks, and other possible entry sites. They’ll also provide sealant for closing any gaps and keeping pests out.

You’ll also want to keep your home clean and free of debris and trash, inside and out. Take out the trash regularly and keep it in containers that will shut tightly. Place food in plastic, airtight containers as well to discourage pests in cupboards or pantries.

Try some of these other pest preventative measures during autumn:

• Install or replace weatherstrips around doors and windows for a stronger seal. Applying caulk along door frames and other cracks can also help.
• Repair or replace door and window screens.
• Keep your home free of excess moisture (another element that attracts some pests) using dehumidifiers or fans in damper areas of your house, such as basements.
• Fix leaking pipes and check for leaks often.
• Turn off any faucets outside and insulate them well. Insulate other systems or pipes that can be seen from the exterior of your home.
• Clean yards and gardens of debris. Pests are more likely to enter your home if they can first seek shelter somewhere in your yard. Fallen leaves are a great cover for pests, so be sure to rake them up!
• Prune or cut down overgrown plants close to your home. Keep a reasonable distance between the exterior walls of your home and any foliage.
• Place firewood piles along the perimeter of your property rather than along the side of your house.

Which Pests Will Be Most Prevalent in the Fall?

Even with your pest control measures in place, keep an eye out for these pests that appear more abundantly in the fall:

• Mice and other rodents: Autumn may be the worst time of year for homeowners trying to keep out mice. Open food containers and lingering crumbs will especially draw in rodents, scurrying to find warm shelter and ample food in the months leading up to winter. Sealing holes or cracks in your home’s foundation, walls, and more will be important precautions to take for managing mice this season. Call for rodent and mice control before your family is put in harm’s way from diseases carried by mice.

• Spiders: The late summer and early fall months are mating season for spiders. Male spiders will come out from seclusion looking for females, but the real infestation happens when females start laying eggs in or around your property. Putting up a protective barrier and other spider control treatments will make a great difference in keeping spiders out so they can’t mate and lay their eggs inside the walls of your home.

Enjoy Fall, Without the Pests

This autumn, bring on the fall weather you love but keep out the pests you hate. Give your home the best pest protection with professional pest control services. At H2 Pest Control, our licensed experts know the behaviors of mice, spiders, and other pests more prone to invade your home during fall. They’ll create a personalized treatment plan to target these specific intruders. If you aren’t happy with our service, we’ll re-service your entire property for free!

Call or contact H2 Pest Control to learn more about our complete pest control services available in Utah County, including Lehi and Eagle Mountain. New customers can get 50% off their initial service with H2 Pest Control to fight off unwanted fall visitors. Just mention this ad when contacting us! Let us help you enjoy the season in a pest-free home.

Types of Spiders Commonly Found in Utah Homes

Look out for these 5 spiders in particular that are abundant in Utah County. But be careful! These spiders can have dangerous or painful bites.

• Woodlouse Spiders
  • These spiders are easy to pick out with their red/reddish-brown body and legs. Their abdomen is a dark tan color.
  • Their name comes from their choice of diet: the woodlouse, small bugs also known as pill bugs or roly-poly bugs.
  • Woodlouse spiders are not dangerous to humans, but they do have a painful bite from their large fangs.

• Yellow Sac Spiders
  • Yellow sac spiders can be recognized by their yellow, semitransparent appearance.
  • Their webs look like small sacs found in corners, especially along ceilings. You may find yellow sac spiders in these high corners or hidden spaces, such as under clothes or leaves.
  • A bite from a yellow sac spider and its venom are not harmful but painful. These spiders are more aggressive than some species and will bite more than once if threatened.

• Wolf Spiders
  • Rather than spin webs, wolf spiders capture their prey by pouncing on them. They move quickly for such hunting purpose
  • Wolf spiders may be mistaken for a smaller tarantula. They have a unique tan and black design on their backs that make them identifiable.
  • A bite from a wolf spider may leave fang marks and take some time to heal but is not poisonous. Left untreated, though, these bites may cause additional health complications. If bitten, seek attention from a medical professional.

• Hobo Spiders
  • One of the most common (and most dangerous) spiders in the Utah County area is the hobo spider. They are extremely troublesome in the months leading up to winter when they mate and migrate into homes to lay eggs. Protecting your home with reliable spider control becomes even more vital during these critical months for the hobo spider.
  • Hobo spiders are brown/dark brown. They are often confused with other brown house spiders but have a distinct yellow and grey pattern on their abdomen that can be seen with a magnifying glass.
  • Their webs resemble funnels found relatively lower than other spider webs. Because hobo spiders do not climb well, they stay closer to the ground and on the lower levels of a home.

• Black Widows
  • Black widows are another spider with a dangerous bite, especially for older adults and younger children. Their bite may cause increased heart rate and body temperature, problems breathing, involuntary muscle twitches, and other symptoms.
  • They are one of the most recognized spiders with their black body and the red hourglass pattern found on their abdomen.
  • While feared, black widows are not hostile to humans unless they feel in danger. When cleaning in dark, secluded areas in and around your home, wear closed gloves to protect yourself from black widow bites. Seek immediate help if bitten.