Pests We Treat Case Studies: Found a Black Widow in One of Our Bait Stations in Mantoloking, NJ

Challenge

As we were replenishing the bait in our rodent bait stations around this commercial property in Mantoloking, NJ, we found one that had a black widow inside! 

Black widow spiders are most recognized for the red hourglass shape on the underside of their abdomen. Their venom is reported to be 15 times stronger than that of a rattlesnake! Fortunately, they only bite humans when they are disturbed.

Solution

We applied a knockdown product directly to the black widow, which will rapidly exterminate it. As a precaution, we performed a crack and crevice treatment around the entire exterior of the property with a residual application that is specifically labeled to eliminate spiders.