Brown Recluse Spider quick summary
We live in an area that has Brown Recluse Spiders.
Last year I was bitten by one and had one of the worst experiences I have ever faced. I was pregnant and had 2 kids running around the house while tending to the pain and scar tissue for about 12 weeks. I still have almost constant itching where the wound is from the scar tissue healing.
Before I was bitten we did not know anything about the spiders because we were from the North and did not have them.
Our house has many of Brown recluse spiders as is evident from our spider traps and occasional seeing them around the house.
When we do see them, we almost always see them roaming at night and they are most often seen on the floor running.
We purchased spider traps from Cleaner Today and have them in all the closets and at the heads of the beds. I also heard from an exterminator to put duct tape around bed posts backwards so the sticky side is out, but we do not do this.
We now make sure the beds are not right against the wall, and make sure bedding does not touch the floor. Before putting on clothing that has been hanging in the closet we shake it. If anything has been on the floor for too long it gets a good shke before being put away and sometimes I check it to be sure there aren’t any spiders lingering.
If you want to know more about what to expect from Brown Recluse spiders read about the habits of the spiders from one of the many web sites.
I read http://www.brownreclusespider.org/brown-recluse-spider.htm and have found the information to be true for us.