Dec 16, 2009
One of the most common home related questions we receive is for spiders. Most specifically the questions tend to relate to concern about black widow, or others that pose a risk to humans.
UC ANR has recently added a pest note, which can be downloaded for free, to help with these questions, “Black Widow and Other Widow Spiders” This publication will quite possibly tell you more than you wanted to know about these creatures. However, there are great tips for reducing your chances of being bitten and for reducing the habits they favor, which further reduces your chances of being bitten.
Other free spider pest notes (and much more) can be found on the ANR catalog site.
Adult black widow
Immature black widow
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