Like insects, spiders will enter homes and businesses through a multitude of ways including hitchhiking, walking in open cracks and crevices, through damaged screens and more. Spiders prefer dark places, but environmental preferences can vary from damp to dry based on the species. Control is often time consuming, tedious and includes the physical removal of spiders, egg sacs, and webs as spiders do not respond to residual treatments as insects do. As a result, controlling area insect populations should reduce the food supply for area spiders and thereby reduce area spider populations. If you’re struggling with spiders, consider hiring a pest control professional. Spider control programs are available as standalone services, residential pest control service plans and commercial pest control packages.