Why Do Spiders Keep Showing Up Inside My Shreveport Home?

Spiders You May Find Around Shreveport Homes

Not every spider that wanders indoors is the same type. Northwest Louisiana is home to several spiders that commonly show up in and around houses.

American house spiders often build loose, tangled webs in ceiling corners, garages, sheds, and other quiet areas. Cellar spiders are another frequent sight in garages, storage spaces, and other protected locations.

Jumping spiders are active hunters that may be spotted around windows, walls, and doors. Wolf spiders are more likely to be seen running across floors because they hunt for prey rather than waiting for it to become caught in a web.

Most of these spiders are considered nuisance pests. Northwest Louisiana is also home to black widows and brown recluses, which are more concerning because of their venom. They tend to favor sheltered, undisturbed areas such as garages, storage spaces, woodpiles, and boxes.

If you're regularly finding spiders and aren't sure which species you're dealing with, avoid handling them and have the activity checked by a pest professional.

Why Spiders Keep Showing Up Around Your Home

Spiders are more likely to stick around when they can find two things: food and shelter. If insects such as ants, cockroaches, crickets, or flies are active around your home, spiders have a steady food source nearby.

The area around your home can also give spiders plenty of places to hide. Dense shrubs, stacked firewood, outdoor clutter, and undisturbed storage areas can all create protected spots for spiders and the insects they hunt.

Once spiders are active outside, they can make their way inside through small gaps around doors and windows, worn weatherstripping, foundation cracks, utility openings, and garages.

Late summer can make all of this more noticeable. By August and September, many spiders are larger and more active, while insect activity is still high across Northwest Louisiana. That combination can lead to more spider sightings both outside and indoors.

Where Spiders Commonly Hide Indoors

Spiders tend to settle in quiet, low-traffic areas where they can stay out of the way. Around Shreveport homes, common spots include:

• Garages and storage areas

• Closets and utility rooms

• Crawl spaces

• Ceiling corners

• Behind furniture and stored belongings

• Around windows and doors

If you’re finding spiders in several of these areas—or webs keep coming back after you remove them—the activity may be more than an occasional stray spider.

Ways to Make Your Home Less Attractive to Spiders

Reducing spider activity starts with making your home less inviting to them—and to the insects they eat.

Seal noticeable cracks and gaps around windows, doors, siding, and the foundation. Replace damaged weatherstripping and make sure exterior doors have tight-fitting sweeps.

Keep shrubs and other vegetation trimmed away from the structure, and store firewood, yard debris, and other materials away from the foundation when possible. Reducing clutter in garages and storage areas can also eliminate undisturbed hiding spots.

It's also worth taking a look at exterior lighting. Lights near entryways can draw insects toward the house after dark, which may also attract hunting spiders.

These steps can help reduce favorable conditions, but when spiders continue to show up, addressing the pest activity around the property may be necessary to get lasting results.

How Anti-Pest Helps With Spider Problems

Removing the spider you see doesn't necessarily stop another one from showing up.

Anti-Pest's residential pest control plan covers non-venomous spiders, as well as many common household pests they feed on, including ants, cockroaches, and crickets. Ongoing service also includes removing accessible spider webs around the home.

Anti-Pest targets the insects that spiders feed on and the areas where spiders are active, helping reduce future spider activity around your home.

If you're tired of finding spiders in your garage, bathroom, closets, or other parts of your home, call Anti-Pest at (318) 506-8837 or request an instant quote.

Anti-Pest has been protecting homes in Shreveport, Bossier City, and communities throughout Northwest Louisiana since 1950.