Bullseye Pest Management DFW Texas Brown Tarantula

Texas Brown Tarantula Sighting in DFW

Wanna guess the most common spider in the South? That is exactly what you’d think... a Texas Tarantula! (Or Texas Brown Tarantula, Oklahoma Tarantula, etc.) The Aphonopelma Hentzi. For professional and effective pest control of the highest caliber and strong ethics, call Bullseye Pest Management in Arlington locally at 682-472-4435 or toll-free from all over the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex at 800-466-4451.

This is what Certified Applicator and business Owner / Operator Steve Moseley has to say about them:

"Although they say that tarantulas are fairly common, and we have about a dozen or so species here in Texas, I have never encountered one on a job in over two decades... Until I happened upon that big fella hanging out in the corner above a window."

Bullseye Pest Management has proprietary methods and decades of experience to handle such spiders.

He continues "Their bite isn't normally something to worry about for humans, but they sure look formidable." The Texas tarantula is not typically aggressive. When they feel threatened they will rear up on their hind legs and raise their front legs. Most of the time they live safely in a borrow.

Bullseye Pest Management DFW Texas Brown Tarantula

"The funny thing about this spider is it came from a customer that insists I treat the exterior of her home every month, no matter what because she is afraid of spiders! I won’t tell her if you don't! I’m sure she would faint if she knew." The Texas tarantula can have a leg span in excess of 9 inch and can weigh 3 ounces as a full adult.

"That's also a learning point about spiders... even though I've got a really good residual around this lady's home, the spider managed to crawl through the yard and up the side of the house to hang out in the corner of the window. So, liquid applications of insecticides / pesticides help in many ways with spider activity, such as eliminating their primary food sources... all the other bugs! But, spiders can sometimes come away unharmed by these treatments because they don’t groom themselves, or their young which is one of the ways these products work... involuntary ingestion."

If you're concerned about the spiders that might be on your property, please call Bullseye Pest Management locally at 682-472-4435 or toll free from anywhere across DFW and beyond at 800-466-4451.

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