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REGIONAL PEST REPORT

Pest threat

Ants and mice are moving inside and wildlife may be looking for potential harbourage areas. Spiders are constructing egg sacs and mosquito activity is increasing. House fly activity can be expected. Commercial accounts will need to be aware of increased small fly activity. Nuisance wildlife, such as squirrels and chipmunks, will be much more noticeable.

 

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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