When Thrasher Termite & Pest Control receives a call from a nursery school about black widow spiders, we clear our calendar. Instructional staff noticed black widow spiders on the playground and needed quick action to protect the children. You won’t believe where we found the spiders hiding!
A thorough search of the playground involved looking under tiny tables and low benches, ducking into playhouses, and tipping over tricycles and small play structures. The thrasher technicians felt like curious giants!
The hollow feet decorating a tunnel shaped like a caterpillar turned out to be the favored location of the black widow spiders. We discovered webs inside of all the hollow feet, and several live black widow spiders and egg cases.
All Thrasher Termite & Pest Control technicians have met the training requirements of the California Healthy Schools Act and have additional training working at sensitive sites. We quickly dispatched the black widow spiders and the egg sacks with a botanical insecticide that is safe for use on and around children’s toys. Our recommendation for making the playground less attractive to spiders was anticipated by the principal–she had already ordered the mowing of a field of tall grass adjacent to the playground. (Tall grasses and weeds attract insects, insects attract hungry spiders.)
Black widow spider and under playground toy
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At Thrasher Termite and Pest Control, we make homes healthy through effective pest control, termite inspections, and termite control. No gimmicks, no nonsense, and when we’re done, no pests. Satisfaction Guaranteed. We’re licensed, bonded and insured. Our family owned business has offices in Silicon Valley
SERVICES: Termite Inspections, Termite Treatments, Termite Repairs, Pest Control and Eradication: control of Ants, Bed Bugs, Bees, Beetles, Cockroaches, Rats, Mice, Rodents, Flies, Mosquitoes, Wasps, Hornets, Yellow Jackets, Fleas, Ticks, Pantry Pests, Earwigs, Crickets, Flies, Scorpions, Spiders, and more.
Members of both the Pest Control Operators of California (PCOC) and the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), Thrasher Termite & Pest Control is well recognized in the pest control industry. We are members in good standing of QualityPro, the mark of excellence in pest management. Janet Thrasher is a Santa Clara Valley District Director of PCOC and a member of the state insurance committee; Garrett Thrasher is San Diego District Chairman of PCOC.
