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From common house spiders to black widows and brown recluses. Gone, and kept out.
Quick answers
Spider control in Central Texas: the quick facts
Most spiders in Central Texas homes are harmless house spiders, but black widows and brown recluses both live here. Spider control is included in the general pest plan from $66 a month. Cutting the insects they feed on is what actually keeps the webs from coming back.
- The two to know
- Widow & recluse
- Both live in Central Texas: garages, sheds and undisturbed storage.
- Most sightings
- Harmless house spiders
- Funnel weavers and cellar spiders make up most of what people find.
- What actually works
- Cut the food supply
- Spiders follow insects, so the general treatment is what thins them out.
- Included in
- The $66/mo plan
- Spiders ride on the general pest plan, eaves and corners included.
Written by the Bastion Pest Control service team · Licensed & insured in Texas · Last updated
Spiders in Central Texas.
Most Texas spiders are not medically significant. Two are not: the black widow and the brown recluse, and both love garages, attics, and quiet corners of Austin homes.
Spiders come inside for exactly one reason: dinner. Cut off the insects they hunt, seal the gaps they come through, and the spiders leave with the buffet. That is exactly what we do.
Seasonal pattern
What months are spiders worst in Central Texas?
September and October, every single year. Spiders are here all twelve months because our winters never really argue with them, but early fall is when the males mature, go looking for mates, and end up walking into your garage.
Warning signs
Your garage has tenants.
Egg sacs in closets or storage boxes
Spiders near lights at night, hunting insects
Sheet webs under the eaves that keep coming back
Red hourglass low in a meter box or pot stack
Almost every spider we meet in an Austin garage is harmless. The two exceptions have a red hourglass or a violin mark, and both like low, dark and undisturbed. Send a photo to 843-480-8699 rather than a stick. From the picture we can usually tell you whether it needs same-day attention.
How we get rid of spiders.
Inspect
We find webs, egg sacs, entry points. And the insect food source drawing them in.
Treat
Targeted, pet and kid friendly treatment. Webs and egg sacs removed by hand.
Protect
Entry points sealed, exterior barrier applied, year-round.
What we actually find on spider jobs.
Our own photos from service visits across the Austin metro. If you are trying to work out what has moved into the garage corner, one of these is very probably it.
Red hourglass, an egg sac above her, and a juvenile off to the right. Low, dark and undisturbed is exactly the brief.
A whole season of insects caught in one sheet web. The funnel retreat sits just out of frame.
Rebuilt across the walkway every night. Those string lights are doing the recruiting.
Two of them and webbing across the entire corner. Garage corners are the single most common call we get.
Loose tangled web, one wrapped meal, and a shelf nobody has touched in months. That is the whole appeal.
Inside the cabinet under the sink. Damp, dark, and behind a door that stays shut.
Sitting on the folders with dinner already caught. Undisturbed cardboard is prime real estate.
Photographs by the Bastion Pest Control service team. These species turn up right across Central Texas. Not sure what you are looking at? Text a photo to 843-480-8699 and we will tell you.
Pest-Free Guarantee
They come back? So do we, free.
Free re-treatments between scheduled visits on any recurring plan.
What it costs
Spider control is included in the general pest plan.
Spiders ride on the recurring general pest plan at no extra charge, eaves and corners included. Black widow and brown recluse work is part of the same visit rather than a premium line, and free re-treatments apply the same way they do to everything else on the plan.
| General pest planRecurring | One-time treatmentSingle visit | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is for | Keeping spiders and the insects they eat down year-round | Clearing webs and treating one active problem |
| Right for you if | You want the webs to stop coming back | You are hosting, selling, or want to try us once |
| What you get | Full TriBarrier™ every visit, eaves and corners included | One full TriBarrier™ treatment |
| If they come back | We re-treat free, with no limit and no trip fee | A return visit is a new charge |
| Other pests covered | Ants, cockroaches, scorpions, wasps and rodents | Spiders only |
| Price | From $66 a month* | Quoted per job* |
Spiders follow their food. Knocking webs down without thinning the insects they are catching buys you about a fortnight, which is why the general treatment is what actually holds.
* Starting price. Your exact number depends on home size, lot size and current pest pressure.
Spider control, answered straight.
What months are spiders worst in Texas?
September and October. Male spiders reach maturity in late summer and start roaming to find mates, and cooling temperatures push them toward the warm side of your walls at the same time. Activity climbs from about April, peaks hard in early fall, then drops off through November. They never disappear entirely, because Central Texas winters are far too mild for that.
Are the spiders in my garage dangerous?
Almost always no. The overwhelming majority of spiders we find across the Austin metro are not medically significant, and most are quietly eating the insects you like even less. Two are worth taking seriously: the black widow, which has a red hourglass underneath and nests low in meter boxes, garage corners and stacked pots, and the brown recluse, which is present in Central Texas but far less common than people fear.
Why do I suddenly have so many spiders?
Two things usually happen at once. It is early fall, so the males are wandering and looking for mates, and there is something feeding them. Spiders follow their prey, so a porch light pulling in moths, or a damp mulch bed holding crickets, will keep a population fed indefinitely. Deal with the insects and the spiders leave with them.
Do I need spider control year round in Central Texas?
Yes, if you want it to hold. Our winters are mild enough that spiders stay active, and egg sacs laid in the fall hatch in spring. Recurring service keeps the webs knocked down and the prey insects suppressed so the population never gets a chance to build back to an early-fall peak.
Does spraying actually get rid of spiders?
Not on its own. Spiders have relatively little contact with treated surfaces compared with insects, which is why spray alone disappoints people. The part that works is mechanical: physically removing webs and egg sacs, treating the voids where they actually shelter, and cutting down the insects they eat.
How much does spider control cost in the Austin area?
Spider control is included in our recurring general pest plan starting at $66 a month for a single-family home, alongside ants, roaches, scorpions, wasps and rodents. There is no separate spider plan to buy. Larger homes and lots are priced higher, and we confirm your exact number with a free on-site quote.
More questions? Read the full FAQ or get a free quote.
Spider control where you live.
Garages, rock walls and landscape stone are what black widows want in every city we serve, and the limestone towns like Cedar Park and Georgetown have more of all three. Austin adds wolf spiders pushing indoors after heavy rain. Your city's version is below.
We service 26 cities and 83 ZIP codes with no travel fee anywhere. The service area page has every city and ZIP, plus a coverage map.
Other pests we treat
One recurring plan covers all of these. No per-pest pricing and no upcharge when a different one shows up.
Every plan includes the full TriBarrier™ treatment. See all services →
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