Spider Control
Spider and Black Widow Control.
Serving Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa, Queen Creek, San Tan Valley, Scottsdale, and Tempe. Web removal is part of every regular NEARPEST visit, on every plan.
Starting at $49/mo · no contracts · free re-service
No contracts
Published pricing
Free re-service
Taking calls 24/7
Most Arizona spiders are harmless and even useful. Black widows are the exception worth taking seriously — and the East Valley is prime widow habitat. They love the exact features every Gilbert and Chandler home has: block wall weep holes, the undersides of patio furniture, pool equipment alcoves, garage corners, and the gap behind anything that sits still for a month.
Widows are shy, but their venom is medically significant, and they set up shop precisely where hands and bare feet go — under the play structure, behind the pool pump, inside the water meter box. A widow population around your home is a fix-it problem, not a live-with-it problem.
NEARPEST controls spiders two ways at once: we treat and physically remove the spiders and webs you have, and we suppress the crickets and other prey insects that brought them to your property in the first place. Fewer bugs, fewer spiders. It's that direct.
What we do
Black widow targeting
We inspect and treat the classic widow zones — block wall weep holes, patio furniture, pool equipment, meter boxes — where webs and egg sacs concentrate.
Web removal every visit
Every regular service includes de-webbing reachable eaves, corners, and wall lines. It removes spiders and egg sacs, and shows us where activity is coming back.
Cut the food supply
Spiders go where the eating is good. Our general pest treatment suppresses crickets and other prey insects, which makes your home a bad restaurant.
Straight answers on ID
Worried a spider is dangerous? Send us a photo or save it in a jar. We'll tell you honestly what it is — including when it's nothing to worry about.
Egg sac removal
One widow egg sac can hatch hundreds of spiderlings. We pull the papery tan sacs during de-webbing so the next generation never spreads.
Harborage declutter advice
Stacked pavers, garage cardboard and unused patio furniture are widow real estate. We show you what to clear and why.
Fall-peak timing
Widow numbers climb into fall as summer's insects mature into prey. Recurring service keeps the wall line hostile through the peak.
Where black widows hide in East Valley yards
You'll know widow territory by the web: strong, messy, three-dimensional, usually low to the ground, often with a tell-tale strength when you brush it — widow silk is noticeably tough. Egg sacs look like small tan paper spheres, and one female can produce several.
We work those zones methodically: direct treatment into weep holes and voids, removal of webs and egg sacs, and a perimeter application that keeps the wall line hostile between visits.
An honest word about Arizona's recluse
Most "recluse bites" in the Valley turn out to be something else entirely — often an infection or another insect. We'd rather tell you that than sell you a panic. If you genuinely have recluse activity in a garage or storage area, we'll treat it; if you don't, we'll say so.
Either way, the same program that controls widows — de-webbing, void treatment, prey suppression — keeps recluse risk low too. Contact us to get your yard inspected.
The harmless spiders you'll actually see more of
None of those is a medical threat, and all of them work as free pest control by eating the insects you don't want. We give an honest identification any time you are unsure, including the many times the answer is harmless. The point is to control the widow and knock down the prey base, not sterilize your yard.
Cutting off black widow harborage
On service we treat those voids and pull down webs and egg sacs, but you can shrink the habitat between visits. Store boxes up on shelving, move and clean patio furniture now and then, and keep firewood and stacked block off the house. Fewer still, dark hiding spots means fewer widows, and treatment holds longer.
Plans & pricing
Covered on a plan, priced in public.
Quarterly Pest Plan
Every 90 days
From$49/mo
Billed monthly
Straightforward seasonal protection for maintained homes with lower pest pressure.
Get My PriceBasic Pest Plan
Every 60 days
From$59/mo
Billed monthly
Our recommended plan for consistent Arizona home protection.
Get My PriceMonthly Pest Plan
Every 30 days
From$99/mo
Billed monthly
High-frequency protection for active pest pressure or customers who want monthly inspections and treatment.
Get My PriceEvery recurring plan begins with an Initial Defense Service: $129 small, $149 standard, $179 large, and a written quote for estate, big-lot, or heavy-infestation properties. Recurring monthly billing begins 30 days later.
Questions, answered
Are black widow bites really dangerous?
They're medically significant — painful, with symptoms that can include muscle cramps and nausea — and worth a doctor's attention, especially for kids and older adults. Fatalities are extremely rare with modern care, but widows around play areas and pool equipment should be dealt with.
Why do I have so many spiders?
Because you have food. Spider populations track prey insects — in the East Valley, that usually means crickets. Treat the prey and remove webs consistently, and the spiders relocate or starve out.
Does spider spray alone work?
Spiders sit in webs, not on treated surfaces, so spray alone underperforms on them. That's why our program combines direct treatment, physical web and egg sac removal, and prey insect control. The combination is what works.
Should I worry about brown recluses in Arizona?
Arizona has the desert recluse, a relative of the brown recluse, but it's genuinely rare around occupied homes and avoids people. We'll give you an honest ID before any treatment — most scary-looking spiders here turn out to be harmless.
Are wolf spiders dangerous?
No. Wolf spiders look alarming because they are big, fast, and hunt on the ground rather than in a web, but they are not medically significant and not aggressive. They actually help by eating other insects. The spider worth taking seriously in the Valley is the black widow, not the wolf spider.
When are spiders worst in Arizona?
Numbers generally climb through summer and peak toward fall, because spiders track their prey and insects build after the monsoon. That is when people notice the most webbing and egg sacs. Staying on recurring service through that stretch keeps the prey base and the widows from compounding.
Do I need interior treatment for spiders?
Usually the work that matters is outside, where widows harbor and their prey lives. We treat the perimeter, voids and wall lines and remove webs, which handles the source. Interior treatment makes sense only when spiders have established inside a garage or storage room.
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Starting at $49/mo · no contracts · free re-service