Why Does the Lake Side of My House Have So Many Webs?

Because that is where the food is. Lakes produce swarms of small flying insects, and after dark they gather at porch, deck and dock lights. Orb-weavers build their webs right in that flight path. Cutting back the lights on the water side is the single biggest thing you can change.

Are the Big Spiders in My House Dangerous?

No. The big brown ones are almost always giant house spiders, and the Burke Museum in Seattle says house spiders pose no significant danger to people, kids or pets. They are fast and startling, which is reason enough to want them gone, but they are not a health risk.

Nobody can tell from a look or a photo. The Burke Museum notes it takes a microscope to identify a hobo spider. The treatment is the same either way, so you do not need the exact species to get rid of it.

What Does Spider Control in Lake Stevens Cost?

Most spider work is part of a regular exterior program rather than a single visit, priced on the size of the house, the dock and deck area, and whether you need inside work too. We give you the number before we start.

Is the Treatment Safe Around the Lake, Kids and Pets?

We use products rated for occupied homes and apply them where spiders anchor and hide, around the eaves, foundation, corners and entry points, rather than spraying across the yard. Tell us about the dock, the shoreline and any pets, and we will walk you through what goes where before we start.

Homes, docks and boat lifts along the northeast shore of Lake Stevens, WA, with trees behind them

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Webs across the deck rail every morning, and a big brown spider in the bathtub at night. Houses on and near the lake get both. We clear the webs by hand, treat where spiders anchor and hide, and help you cut down what draws them to the water side of the house.

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Spider Control in Lake Stevens Is Two Different Jobs

The webs outside and the spiders inside are different spiders with different reasons for being there, so they get different treatment.

A cross orb-weaver hanging head-down in the middle of its round web, the spider that strings webs across decks and railings in fall — Reinhold Möller / CC BY-SA 4.0

Orb-Weavers on the Lake Side

Deck rails, docks, boathouses, porch lights, eaves

The round webs strung across a deck or a dock every morning in late summer and fall. Orb-weavers build where insects fly, and on a lakefront lot that is the lake side of the house, around anything lit after dark. They are outside spiders and they stay outside.

A large, long-legged brown giant house spider on a white wall, the big spider that shows up crossing floors in fall — Ryan Hodnett / CC BY-SA 4.0

Giant House Spiders Inside

Garages, basements, crawl spaces, bathtubs

The big, fast brown spider that crosses the living room floor in August through October. These are usually males out looking for mates. They were already living in the house, in the garage or the crawl space, rather than moving in from the yard.

Why Lake-Facing Decks and Docks Get the Most Webs

A lake produces huge numbers of small flying insects. After dark they fly to whatever is lit: the dock light, the deck sconces, the big windows facing the water. Orb-weavers set their webs in that path, which is why one side of a lakefront house can be covered while the street side is clean.

Treatment alone will not keep up with that. The lighting is the part you control, and it makes our work last longer between visits.

Swap bright white bulbs on the lake-facing deck and dock for warm yellow ones, which draw fewer insects.
Turn off dock and boathouse lights you do not need overnight.
Close blinds on lake-facing windows at night so indoor light does not pull insects to the glass.
Knock webs down as they appear so new ones are easy to spot.
Trim shrubs and vines back off the siding, the deck rails and the dock posts.

What a Spider Visit Looks Like

Outside, we clear webs by hand with an extension duster: eaves, gutters, window frames, deck rails, the dock and the boathouse. Then we treat the spots spiders anchor to and hide in, so new webs take longer to come back.

Inside, we treat the places house spiders actually live: the garage edges, the crawl space, the basement corners and the gaps around doors. We do not spray across your living space, and we tell you what goes where before we start.

Spider season peaks from August through October, and most lakefront homes do best on a regular exterior program that covers it. Someone is out within 48 hours, and Lake Stevens is the shortest drive we make. More on the method on our spider exterminator service page.

On the question everyone asks: the Burke Museum's spider myths page is a good read. House spiders are not a health risk, and the ones in the house did not come in from the yard for winter. Brian holds WSDA applicator license #112338.

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What Customers Say About Our Spider Control

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"Anthony did a detailed job on the inside and outside of our home ridding spiders webs and spraying to minimize future ants/bugs. Very professional and customer service oriented pest control company. Highly recommend. We got dramatic results in two visits and now do monthly maintenance to keep the critters away."

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"The spiders are finding another place to live besides all over our house now! Owen did a great job explaining how their service repels unwanted pests and hours later the house was web and spider free. I highly recommend their friendly service."

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"From the initial call to Brian telling me he would send someone out right away, to Anthony and Cole coming over less than an hour later, everything was amazing with this company. They had plenty of knowledge and were very professional. I could not recommend this company enough!"

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Questions, answered

Lake Stevens Spider Control Questions

Why Does the Lake Side of My House Have So Many Webs?: Because that is where the food is. Lakes produce swarms of small flying insects, and after dark they gather at porch, deck and dock lights. Orb-weavers build their webs right in that flight path. Cutting back the lights on the water side is the single biggest thing you can change.
Are the Big Spiders in My House Dangerous?: No. The big brown ones are almost always giant house spiders, and the Burke Museum in Seattle says house spiders pose no significant danger to people, kids or pets. They are fast and startling, which is reason enough to want them gone, but they are not a health risk.
Is It a Hobo Spider?: Nobody can tell from a look or a photo. The Burke Museum notes it takes a microscope to identify a hobo spider. The treatment is the same either way, so you do not need the exact species to get rid of it.
What Does Spider Control in Lake Stevens Cost?: Most spider work is part of a regular exterior program rather than a single visit, priced on the size of the house, the dock and deck area, and whether you need inside work too. We give you the number before we start.
Is the Treatment Safe Around the Lake, Kids and Pets?: We use products rated for occupied homes and apply them where spiders anchor and hide, around the eaves, foundation, corners and entry points, rather than spraying across the yard. Tell us about the dock, the shoreline and any pets, and we will walk you through what goes where before we start.

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