All spiders are poisonous to some degree. However, in Arizona only the black widow, brown recluse, and tarantula are considered public health pests due to the toxicity of their bites/venom. Even then, the tarantula’s venom is very mild and may only result in a bee sting like reaction.
The female black widow is very venomous, yet rarely injects enough venom to prove deadly. Symptoms of its bite include headache, nausea, dizziness, abdominal pain and muscle cramps. Seek medical assistance immediately.
Control Recommendations:
Remove spider webs and egg sacs with a vacuum or brush.
Remove clutter wherever possible.
Seal cracks, crevices and entry points around your home.
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Scorpions
Scorpions normally live outdoors, though they will invade homes and buildings in search of food and cool temperatures. Scorpions will sting, but usually only when provoked or disturbed. Scorpion venom is a neurotoxin, but the dose injected usually is insufficient to prove fatal to an adult human. Scorpions are most active at night.
They hide under boards, rubbish, or similar debris which provide shelter and protection. Places commonly infested in a home are under the house or in the attic. They feed on insects, spiders, or similar small animal life.
Control Recommendations:
Trim branches and shrubbery away from exterior walls
Seal cracks, crevices and entry points around your home
Remove wood and rock piles near your home
Inside, keep boxes that provide harborage off the ground
Cockroaches (pesky buggers)
Cockroaches have been present on the earth for more than 400 million years
There are between 4,000 - 7,500 species of cockroaches (Dictyoptera, Blattodea) in the world. Of these species, only 25 to 30 (or less than 1%) have a pest status
Young cockroaches need only a crack as thin as dime to crawl into. Adult males can squeeze into a space of 1.6 mm or the thickness of a quarter
Cockroaches can withstand radiation levels equivalent to that of a thermonuclear explosion
A cockroach can hold its breath for up to 40 minutes
Cockroaches spend almost 75% of their time just resting
Cockroaches can move at speeds up to 2 miles per hour and can make up to 25 body turns in a second - the highest known rate in the animal kingdom
Gentrol® is odorless, non-repellent and carries a low toxicity profile making it an ideal compliment to any baiting program
Gentrol offers long-term control of bed bugs, stored product pests and fruit and drain flies in addition to cockroaches
Ants are mostly considered a nuisance pest, but some species sting or spread disease causing germs when they travel through unsanitary conditions.
There are a growing number of ant species (more than 40 in the United States) and each species has specific habits and behaviors.
A better understanding of how a particular species finds, consumes, transports and shares the food with the colony is essential in successfully treating an ant problem.
Control Recommendations:
Repair water leaks, remove piles of lumber, rocks or other items, store firewood away from the home, trim back trees and shrubs from the wall and roof, clean clogged gutters, clear out leaf litter and seal exterior cracks and holes around the perimeter of the home.
Restrict access to water (i.e. plumbing leaks, appliances, pet dishes, etc.)
Remove alternative food sources indoors.
These are not only good ant-free tips but will also help in minimizing visits from scorpions and snakes...
