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Nisus: Web Out

Web Out tackles your spider problems, spider webs and all.

Zoëcon Professional Products: Essentria IC Pro insecticide

Featuring a pleasant fragrance and low phytotoxicity, Essentria IC Pro is approved for sensitive indoor and outdoor applications.

BASF: Ridesco WG Insecticide

Its fast-acting formulation combines two proven active ingredients, dinotefuran and alpha-cypermethrin, in one convenient treatment.

MGK: Onslaught FastCap Spider & Scorpion Insecticide

It features a dual-active, synergized formula that delivers fast-acting, long-lasting control.

Attic pest guide (Part 2): Common & fabric pests

While wood-destroying insects are a major structural threat, they are far from the only pests that PMPs will encounter in...

IMAGE: PIERLUIGI RIZZO, MEMBER OF ARACNOFILIA, THE ITALIAN SOCIETY OF ARACHNOLOGY

Spider studies uncover web logic, city of silk

Three new studies provide more insight into the world of arachnids.

Why spiders are allies in pest prevention

At this time of year, there are several key spider facts to know for a comprehensive approach to their management.

Nisus: Steri-fab

Get rid of blood-feeders with Steri-fab!

IMAGE: NPMA Fall and Winter Bug Barometer

NPMA Bug Barometer 2025 predicts extended pest activity into early winter

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has released its forecast for the fall and winter months. According to the NPMA’s...

Tech test: How much do you know about spiders?

Our June Tech Test allows you to certify your spider knowledge.

J.F. Oakes: ProPest Spider Traps

J.F. Oakes' new ProPest Pre-baited Spider Traps feature a highly effective, specially formulated attractant impregnated into the glue.

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How savvy is your spider knowledge?

Fill out my online form. Editor’s Note: Questions for this month’s test were contributed by Greg Baumann; Foster Brusca; Doug...

Fig. 1: Distribution of established brown widow populations (yellow) and sporadic, smaller populations of brown widow (blue). Information originally compiled by Dr. John Wallace and Brian Daggs, Millersville University, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Learn more at StoryMaps.arcgis.com. SOURCE: ILLUSTRATION: MINIATURE/DIGITALVISION VECTORS/GETTY IMAGES

Hide-and-seek with brown widow spiders

Twenty years on, the brown widow is now ubiquitous in southern California, but is seldom observed because of its reclusive...

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New way to study how spiders communicate

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln post-doctoral researcher recently combined several tiny, cheap contact micropones alongside a sound-processing machine learning program to...

Zoëcon Professional Products: Essentria IC Pro insecticide

Featuring a pleasant fragrance and low phytotoxicity, Essentria IC Pro is approved for sensitive indoor and outdoor applications.