If you have seen those eight-legged visitors hanging out by your shower drain or hiding in the corner next to your vanity lately, you are not alone. This January, Carrollton homeowners are experiencing an increase in bathroom spiders, and no, it is not just bad luck. That gives the city, with Lewisville Lake’s humid air nearly abutting the urban environs, an ideal climatic scenario for the reviled pests. With the high humidity in bathrooms and the seasonal climate, pest activity is at its peak, allowing spiders to thrive in your bathroom more than most this time of year.
Although there may be one or two spiders present, their presence typically indicates an underlying pest problem that requires attention. If your best efforts fail to solve the problem, consider calling romneypestcontrol.com so you can regain control of your home, and they can determine precisely what attracts them.
Why Bathrooms Attract Spiders in the First Place?
Spiders are not wandering into your bathroom; they are hunting. Bathrooms provide a spider with everything it needs: dampness, heat, and above all, food. Those little microscopic gnats by your sink? The silverfish you discovered snuggled under the bath mat? They are a spider’s buffet. As the City of Carrollton’s environmental services data suggest, local homes have an average of 15-20% higher levels of moisture than the surrounding area due to the prevalence of water bodies and clay-rich soil that retains humidity. Dampness brings bugs, which in turn attract spiders.
These secluded spots are preferred hunting grounds, with sanitary closets abandoned to darkness, where odor and dampness lurk in the corners of sinks, cupboards, and pipes. A noticeable infestation of spiders is likely a sign of an established and dependable food source located in that particular room.
Seasonal Triggers: Why Spiders Are Active Right Now
- Temperature drops: When overnight temperatures in North Texas reach the 40s and 50s, spiders seek to escape the cold by coming indoors. Your warm bathroom is a shelter from the freezing outside.
- Mating season winds down: Most spiders mate this time of year, and younger spiders are setting off to find new territories (including your house)
- Increased indoor prey: Drain flies, moths, gnats, and other insects are generally found indoors this time of year, creating a busy food chain in your bathroom.
The Hidden Pest Connection — It’s Not Just the Spiders
A better takeaway for most homeowners is this: spiders are the symptom, not the disease. If you keep banging down cobwebs, you probably have an undiscovered little insect metropolis breeding among us. Those spiders are being well-fed by drain flies breeding in your pipes, tiny beetles living in your grout lines, and moths that are giving birth to generations from long-neglected bags of potpourri. Like many older cities, Carrollton has some neighborhoods, especially those built prior to 1990 (approximately 60% of the city’s housing stock, according to a recent census), that have aging plumbing and ventilation systems that can lead to moisture problems. Those problems do not just attract spiders; they directly harbor entire pest ecosystems.
When DIY Isn’t Enough
Nobody likes to admit that the sprays and sticky traps you buy in stores often fail to do the job. There is more to a problem than its surface. For years, Romney Pest Control has assisted Carrollton homeowners in identifying the source of the problem and helped them locate the source, even when they were unaware that they had a pest issue at home. This may be due to issues such as moisture in a crawl space, plumbing leaks, or pest access points around bathroom vents. They diagnose instead of spraying assorted chemicals everywhere, so you receive lasting solutions. If cleaning, sealing cracks, and decluttering have not helped, maybe it is time to get someone in who can see what you are missing.
