The Wolf Spider: Common household pest in the fall when they are looking for a warm place to overwinter. They are commonly found around doors, windows, house plants, basements, garages, and in almost all terrestrial habitats. They do not spin a web but roam at night to hunt for food. Wolf spiders are often confused with the brown recluse, but they lack the unmistakable violin-shaped marking behind the head. The wolf spider is shy and seeks to run away when disturbed.

Wolf spiders range from about 1/2 inch to 2 inches in length, hairy, and are typically brown to gray in color with various markings or lines. Wolf spider mothers carry their large egg sacs around with them. When the young spiderlings hatch they climb onto their mother's back and ride around until partially grown. Wolf spiders are not poisonous, though as with all spiders, bites may cause reactions in certain individuals.

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The Black Widow Spider

Black widows are notorious spiders identified by the colored, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens. Several species answer to the name, and they are found in temperate regions around the world.

This spider's bite is much feared because its venom is reported to be 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake's. In humans, bites produce muscle aches, nausea, and a paralysis of the diaphragm that can make breathing difficult; however, contrary to popular belief, most people who are bitten suffer no serious damage—let alone death. But bites can be fatal—usually to small children, the elderly, or the infirm. Fortunately, fatalities are fairly rare; the spiders are nonaggressive and bite only in self-defense, such as when someone accidentally sits on them.

The animals most at risk from the black widow's bite are insects—and male black widow spiders. Females sometimes kill and eat their counterparts after mating in a macabre behavior that gave the insect its name. Black widows are solitary year-round except during this violent mating ritual.

These spiders spin large webs in which females suspend a cocoon with hundreds of eggs. Spiderlings disperse soon after they leave their eggs, but the web remains. Black widow spiders also use their webs to ensnare their prey, which consists of flies, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, beetles, and caterpillars.

Black widows are comb-footed spiders, which means they have bristles on their hind legs that they use to cover their prey with silk once it has been trapped.To feed, black widows puncture their insect prey with their fangs and administer digestive enzymes to the corpses. By using these enzymes, and their gnashing fangs, the spiders liquefy their prey's bodies and suck up the resulting fluid.

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Flea Treatment (as done by Swat Pest Management)

BEFORE SERVICE
In order to perform the most effective treatment, all floors must be free of all toys, clothing, and personal items.

All floor surfaces must be vacuumed before the service can begin. This is to include ceramic tile, vinyl tile, concrete basements and under beds and furniture. Couches and chairs should also be vacuumed. Any pet bedding should be cleaned or replaced as needed. Dispose of all vacuum bags or containers after each cleaning.

Make sure all pets are treated by a veterinarian approved program to prevent future infestations after our treatments are performed.

Since most cases of fleas are brought into the home from the exterior, we will also be treating the surrounding property. The yard should be cleared of all toys and personal items as well.

DURING SERVICE
The home must remain vacant for three hours after the treatments are performed. All occupants including pests may return home and resume normal daily routines after the time has elapsed.

AFTER SERVICE
Upon returning home a thorough vacuuming must be done on all floors. Just as before, the vacuuum bags or containers must be emptied after each use.

It will usually take more than one service to completely eliminate fleas from your home. The flea activity may seem to have slowed or completely stopped. But, the eggs and larvae will drop down below the carpet fibers and between cracks. Once they hatch, the infestation may start all over again.

After the first treatment, vacuum all floors daily. This will help remove all flea eggs and larvae from carpet fibers and cracks in flooring surfaces.