Interesting Facts You Would Love To Know About Wolf Spiders

Spiders usually have eight eyes but some of them use their vision more than the other species. Wolf spiders are one such spider. They use their vision for communication. For instance, when a wolf spider waves the front legs in a certain way to another one, both knows what it means exactly. There are one hundred and twenty-five species of these spiders in Sydney, Australia. This species is quite huge and is regarded one among the top ten dangerous spiders in the world. Their bites are painful but not lethal. Some people may be allergic to their bites. They just need to seek medical attention.
 

The spider is ½-2 inches in length and has hairs with orangeish-brown to black and grey camouflage coloring with stripes or splotches of color. It has eight legs like other spiders but has an extra tiny arm or leg like pedipalps extending out to the front.
 

Wolf spiders are usually found in open areas on the ground like grassy areas and farm fields or under the ground clutter or under the leaf litter. They are even found harboring in the ground tunnels at times. In the home, they are mainly found around windows, doors, basements, house plants as well as garages. They are also known as hunting spiders because they do just that. They do not build webs for capturing their prey; rather they go out at night for hunting them down. If disturbed, they will move away and move very fast. Wolf spiders prefer to live alone. They do not live in packs. They are basically solitary creatures.
 

There are many people who think that controlling these spiders is not that important. But I am sure you would definitely not like to see a creepy creature like this around your home. Right? To help get rid of these spiders from entering your residence, the first thing that you need to do is look for crevices, cracks, gaps and other openings in your home structure, foundation and around the windows and doors. If you find any, you need to seal them as quickly as possible.
 

Don’t make use of chemicals or pesticides to control these creatures. They are definitely not environment friendly. Rather, if you think controlling the wolf spiders is not your cup of tea, you can get in touch with companies like R.I.P. Pest Management that offer effective pest control in North Shore, Northern Beaches and Narrabeen regions of Sydney. These companies generally implement different kinds of non-chemical or chemical methods keeping in mind the Integrated Pest Management program. 

Controlling Pests with an Integrated Pest Management Program

It is very important to control pests. If not controlled at the right time, then it becomes a menace. Here we have discussed about the steps that are mainly followed for effective pest management.

Inspecting on a regular basis

Companies that offer integrated pest management programs usually inspect the areas that are prone to pests. They do this on a regular basis. They keep a close watch on the places where pests are likely to appear and identify the entry points from where the pests may come in.

Taking preventing measures
This is one of the most important steps. So the companies do everything possible to prevent the pests from coming in. They close all the entry points, which they found out during the inspection process and suggest people who hire them not to keep surfaces with food particles spilled over and so on.

Identifying the right species
Since different pests have different behaviors and treatment, it becomes essential for the pest management companies to identify the species and then start with the treatment. So, make sure the professional you choose has undergone a rigorous training in pest identification.

Finding out the reason for pest infestation
Once the right species are identified, the professionals start finding out the reasons for their infestation-whether there is any food debris, cracks on the wall or floors and such others.

Selecting the right treatment method
Integrated pest management companies always stress on non-chemical control methods like trapping, exclusion and so on. Only if they find that their methods are not working, they use chemicals in least volatile formulations for treating the pest.

Constantly monitoring the facility
Pest management is a continuous process and so it needs to be monitored frequently for any kind of pest activity. The professionals usually visit the facility once or twice a week after the treatment process is over in order to check if there is more infestation.

We are an integrated pest management company and offer services of pest control in Northern Beaches. So, if you are facing any kind of problem with pests in your facility, get in touch with us.