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REGIONAL PEST REPORT

Winter season

Pest threat

Mice are moving inside and other wildlife may be looking for potential harbourage areas. Cluster flies have hibernated in attics and wall voids. As the temperature fluctuates keep your eyes and ears open for the signs and sounds of unwanted pests this winter. Carpenter ant activity may be seen in the home where moisture is found on a warmer day.

 

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Spider (Class Arachnida)

Spiders

Identification

  • 8 legged
  • 2 body regions: cephalothorax (head and thorax fused) and abdomen
  • Various colours and sizes depending on species
  • Over 35,000 described species globally; 3,000 in North America

Habitat and Behaviour

  • Tend to be found in secluded, undisturbed areas
  • Largely active at night
  • Some spiders use silken webs to capture their prey
  • Others are active hunters that explore their environments for food
  • Still others are passive hunters that ambush their prey
  • All spiders are venomous, but most are not dangerous to humans

Lifecycle

  • Female lays 2 dozen to several hundred eggs in egg sac(s)
  • Most live for 1 to 2 seasons, although a few can live as long as 20 years