White-tail spiders are slim, dark grey spiders with a pale mark at the tip of the body. Unlike redbacks they do not sit in a web. They wander at night looking for other spiders to eat, which is why people in Brisbane often find them on walls, in bedding, in shoes or among clothes left on the floor.
Because white-tails hunt other spiders, a treatment that only targets them tends to miss the bigger picture. The crew we book treats for white-tails and for the web-building spiders they feed on. Cutting down the food supply is one of the most useful ways to reduce the number of white-tails coming inside.
- Indoor treatment of skirting boards, doorways and wardrobes
- Treatment of window frames and door frames from outside
- Checks of garden beds, leaf litter and mulch near the walls
- Web knockdown to reduce other spiders they hunt
- Advice on keeping clothes, towels and shoes off the floor
White-tails like cool, damp shelter during the day, such as under leaf litter, in garden mulch and behind stored boxes. They tend to come inside more in the warmer months and after rain. Keeping garden beds tidy near the house, moving mulch back from the walls and shaking out bedding that has been on the floor all help between visits.
During the visit the crew will ask you to keep people and pets out of treated rooms until they are dry. Most homes are done in about an hour or two, depending on size. We give you upfront pricing on the phone before booking. To book white-tail spider treatment in Brisbane, call 07 3543 7772 and tell us where you have been seeing them.
