house help: I have brown recluse spiders (also known as fiddle backs) in my house, they live in my attic.

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I have brown recluse spiders (also known as fiddle backs) in my house, they live in my attic.

As most of you know brown recluse spiders are more dangerous than a black widow because there is no anti-venom for a bite if bitten by one they can only slow down the process and hope for the best. their venom causes the tissue around the bite to die and it causes gangrene some people lose limbs and others lose life. I’m pretty worried about the fact that they’re in my house at this point i have cracks and openings in the molding around my walls in my room and they come down from the attic through these cracks and openings i am positive as to what bread of spiders these are they are indeed fiddle backs! although i could easily caulk in and fix up the molding in my room which i plan on doing really soon i want to get rid of these creatures they’re dangerous and even though they say these spiders don’t typically come out very often i have killed over a dozen of the males i haven’t seen a different type of spider in my house or in my room other than these spiders. i need a quick solution to get rid of these things! HELP!

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PJz198 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 3 months ago (1 minute after post)

EW, ew, ew!!!!! Call the exterminator, immediately!!!!!!!
I usually like spiders and don’t kill them but those suckers with poisonous venom have got to die if they’re crawling around human territory.

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Ballinteer, 07, IE | 2 years, 3 months ago (5 minutes after post)

http://www.brown-recluse.com/ I assume you’ve read this link

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sogone14 #
Oswego, NY, US | 2 years, 3 months ago (6 minutes after post)

i read something that said by bombing the house or having a exterminator do this that it would actually help these disgusting creatures..because it would kill off other species of spiders and allow these little $h*ts more room to populate

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An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 3 months ago (6 minutes after post)

good webiste…..it says where they live, where you will find them, also has a first-response kit…which might be a good idea if you have an infestation.

Good ole boy 11 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 3 months ago (17 minutes after post)

you better get rid og those things, if they bite you they’ll make your skin decay and rot. I’ve killed a few in my time.

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An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 3 months ago (32 minutes after post)

I would call an exterminator to handle the problem - let them do the dirty work. If money is an issue and you plan on doing this yourself then you should walk through each room looking for gaps leading to the attic. Fill in, putty, or calk in all the gaps you can see throughout each room. Remember to look outside and on the roof for vents or any openings to the attic and close those off with plastic and duct tape. Buy a couple bug bombs designed for spiders and set them off in the attic and shut the access to the attic and tape it off. As the bug bombs are doing there thing you need to walk around each room and watch for spiders making a run for it. I would leave the stuff sealed up in the attic for 24 hours. Good luck and be safe

chinchin 2 #
Telford, O2, GB | 2 years, 3 months ago (48 minutes after post)

glad i come from england..about the worst thing we have is the wasp ha good luck in getting rid of these spiders

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Dan TL 1 #
La Mirada, CA, US | 2 years, 3 months ago (52 minutes after post)

Fiddle backs huh… KILL ALL 5 mile radius

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Burlington, VT, US | 1 year, 8 months ago (6 months, 2 weeks after post)

We wanted to move to Eureka Springs Arkansas
But now I am not sure I want to.
Because if there are many as I have read. :-(
RECLUSE SPIDERS, eeeeeeeekkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 6 months ago (9 months, 1 week after post)

ok so i found a brown recluse crawling down my wall next to my computer and i really need some help on what i need to do someone please reply by sending me an e-mail on what to do thanks for your help =)

my e-mail is i> small>(email removed) /small> /i>

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 4 months ago (10 months, 2 weeks after post)

we have killed seven of them in our home so far this week.going to get lots of glue traps and set them out. is there any known sprays or bombs that help kill theses suckers?

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