Princeton

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A black widow spider with a red hourglass marking hanging in a tangled web among dried grass clippings and a green blade of grass

During a visit in Princeton, our tech found a black widow spider in a tangled web among dried grass clippings. Black widows favor cluttered, undisturbed areas, so the tech inspected and treated the spots where webs were built. Clearing yard debris helps keep widows from coming back.

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Extreme close up of a dark brown and gray hairy wolf spider resting on light gray textured vinyl siding.

This wolf spider was spotted hunting on the vinyl siding of a home in Princeton, TX. Wolf spiders roam rather than spin webs, and cooler November weather pushes them to look for ways indoors. Our tech treated the siding and exterior of the home to help keep spiders outside.

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A small green praying mantis perched on a weathered brown wooden fence post in front of white siding, with a thin strand of spider web on the wood.

While on a spider control visit in Princeton, our tech spotted this young green praying mantis on a wooden fence post. Praying mantises are beneficial insects that hunt crickets, moths and flies, so the tech left it in place. The service focused on spiders and other nuisance pests around the home’s exterior.

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Gloved technician using a hand bulb duster to apply dust into a round utility opening in a white brick exterior wall beside green grass.

Our technician applied dust into a utility penetration on the brick exterior of this Princeton home. Openings where lines enter the wall lead into hidden voids that roaches, ants and spiders use to travel indoors. Dusting the opening places treatment right where those insects move.

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A black and yellow carpenter bee with orange pollen on its leg feeding on white tubular flowers of an abelia bush with pink sepals and glossy green leaves.

During a visit in Princeton, TX, our tech photographed a carpenter bee collecting pollen from a flowering abelia bush, with orange pollen visible on its hind leg. On flowers, carpenter bees are useful pollinators, but they can cause damage when they bore nesting holes into fascia, eaves, decks and fences. If you notice round holes … Read more

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Close up of a shiny black widow spider in a tangled web on a brick wall, holding a brown cricket wrapped in silk, with dry grass caught in the web.

Our tech photographed this black widow spider on the brick wall of a Princeton home, sitting in a tangled web with a cricket she had caught and wrapped in silk. Black widows favor sheltered gaps and corners in brickwork, and crickets moving toward houses in fall give them a steady food supply. If you notice … Read more

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A brown mourning dove sitting in a twig nest on a brick ledge in the corner beside a window frame, under a gray painted overhang.

This photo from a home in Princeton, TX shows a mourning dove sitting on a twig nest built on the brick ledge beside a window frame. Because mourning doves are a protected species, the active nest was left in place while our tech inspected the ledge and recommended exclusion steps to keep birds from nesting … Read more

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A brown striped wolf spider carrying a round white egg sac on a cracked gray concrete foundation, with grass at the edge of the frame.

During a service visit in Princeton, TX, our technician found a female wolf spider carrying her white egg sac across the home’s concrete foundation. Wolf spiders hunt on the ground and often wander toward houses in the fall, entering through gaps and cracks near the foundation. The technician inspected and treated the foundation perimeter to … Read more

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Close up of a black widow spider with a red hourglass marking wrapping a captured grasshopper in web along a home's concrete foundation in Princeton, TX.

Our tech found a black widow spider, red hourglass marking visible, wrapping up a grasshopper in its web along the foundation of a Princeton home. Black widows favor sheltered, undisturbed spots near ground level, so we treated the foundation perimeter and removed the webs to help keep them away from the house.

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A yellow and black garden spider on top of a metal fence post with its web strung across a wooden privacy fence, green leaves and bright sky in the background.

During a service visit in Princeton, we found a yellow garden spider nesting on top of a metal fence post with a web stretched across the wooden fence. These orb weavers are common in Texas yards in the fall. We treat for spiders and knock down the webs so your fence line stays clear.