Spider control
Webs on the garage door, around the porch light, along the soffits and in every window corner. That is what a house near Lake Huron looks like by July. We take it back and keep ahead of it.
What a visit includes
Step 1
Every visit starts the same way: a walk around the house, then everything within reach comes off with a backpack HEPA vacuum, and the high eaves and peaks are swept down with a cobweb brush on a telescoping pole. It works the moment we do it, it means less product goes on the house and less can reach the garden or the storm drain, and it is the part of the job a lot of the industry skips.
Step 2
Eaves, soffits, window and door frames, the foundation wall, around exterior lights. Treatment goes on the building itself, not the soil, mulch or lawn beside it. We use products registered in Canada, applied according to the label by a trained technician supervised by our licensed exterminator. When we treat overhead, the technician wears eye protection as the label requires and a respirator as company policy. You get a written summary after every visit with the product name, its PCP registration number, where it went, the re-entry time and our exterminator and operator licence numbers.
We also point out the two things that keep attracting spiders between visits: bright white exterior lights, and gaps around vents and cables. Fixing those keeps working after we leave.
A season on your house
Spiders around Lake Huron follow the insects, and the insects follow the lake and the lights. Three visits, timed to that cycle, keep most homes clear from spring to fall.
Prices
For a standard home up to about 2,000 square feet, before HST. Larger homes and extra buildings such as a detached garage, workshop or bunkie are about 30 percent more. Estates and commercial properties are quoted.
1 visit
For a problem you want gone now, or to see what a visit does before you book a season.
From $199 plus HST
3 visits
The plan nearly every home lands on. About $100 less than three single visits, billed per visit, no automatic renewal.
From $499 plus HST
+sized to the property
Over 2,000 square feet, or extra buildings. Every structure gets a full web removal stop.
From about 30% more confirmed in your quote
Webs back within 60 days on the areas we treated? Tell us and we will re-treat them on our next visit to your area at no charge. The one exception, a $45 call out if we find no activity on the treated areas, is explained with the full terms on the guarantee page.
Before you book
No, and anyone who says otherwise is selling. Spiders live in the yard and walk onto houses all summer. One visit clears what is there and treats the spots that need it. If webs come back on treated areas within 60 days, we come back. A Season Plan keeps the house covered from spring to fall.
Everyone stays off treated areas until they are dry, which the written instructions we leave will say. We use products registered in Canada, applied by a trained technician supervised by our licensed exterminator, according to the label, and the web removal part of the visit uses no product at all.
No. We need the gate open, the dog inside and the areas we discussed clear of cushions and barbecue covers. We leave a summary at the door or by email. The full prep checklist.
We do not spray in rain or high wind. If the forecast turns, we move you to the next service day and tell you. Once a treatment has dried, an ordinary rain does not remove it. Weeks of sun and weather do wear any treatment down, which is one reason the guarantee exists.
On most surfaces there is nothing to see once it has dried. On very dark siding, painted trim or glass a faint residue is possible. We keep product off glass, we tell you exactly where we treated, and if you see anything you do not like, call us and we will look at it. If you are planning to wash siding or windows, do it before your visit; washing after removes the treatment.
Not normally during the busy spring, summer and fall seasons; our crews are on the outside of homes every working day. For existing customers, we are willing to provide a separate quote for indoor work. Ask when you book.
We clear the webs on decks and railings, and treat the railings and deck edges only where the label allows and activity justifies it. We never apply product to furniture or play structures. Sun, rain and foot traffic wear a deck treatment off within days, so decks are not part of the guarantee. The house is.
Where we work
Crews operate from service depots in Sarnia and Kincardine and run set routes through each area, with set service days through each town all season.
Want to know what is on your house first?Our guide to common spiders in Ontario covers the bridge orb weaver, the common house spider, the cross orb weaver and the grass spider, with photos.
