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Koda2399

HELP!!! Brown Recluses showing up everyday. (Kansas)

Just sharing 🕷️

Some back info: I’m a SAHM. I clean my house everyday, vacuuming, mopping, wipes surfaces, and laundry - folded and hung up immediately, etc. I deep clean every room every weekend unless we have events going on and then I wait till the next weekend. I’ve lived in KS almost my whole life and have seen many BRS. My mother was unfortunately bitten by one when I was a teen and let me tell you that I fear for my life after seeing what it did to her leg. (She was bit on the inner thigh and most of the skin and muscle had been eaten away. Doctors did as much as they could but she has a huge scar like hole on her leg.) So, when I see one I immediately get to killing them before they get away.

My family, (me, my fiancé, and our 7m old baby), and my 3 pets moved into our home (an older house) last October, 2025. We haven’t had any issues with bugs aside from ants getting inside the house during spring (a few jumping spiders here and there). A couple of months ago we sealed up any entry points for them to get through and haven’t seen any since, but summer rolled around and flies became an issue. However, in the last month we’ve been able to eliminate that problem so we don’t have them as consistently, some slipping in from time to time. With that issue being taken care of, I’ve come to find a several more brown recluses. (At least 4-7 a day.)
The most common place is our bathroom, (shower, sink, and floor), laundry room, and kitchen sink. But as of this last week they’re in every room at any time! I even had a huge one crawl across my face while I was falling asleep. EWWWW! (It died without biting me thankfully.) I know they’re not as prone to bite as other spiders and are common, but with my baby growing and exploring more I fear for him getting bit by one.

We do have an attic and outside crawl space, ventilation in on the floor, and we also have a sprinkler system that runs twice daily. (Our attic door is in our bathroom, but I have yet to see any on the walls or around the door.) I find them mainly on the floors, shower (floor, curtain, and curtain rod), and the sinks.
Our garage is also a know spot for spider infestations such as black widows and funnel spiders. It’s not attached to the house thankfully, and we’re going to be bombing it after this next weekend.
We’re getting new siding installed and they’re reinstalling the installation in the attic and walls soon. So we’ll be able to have idea of where they’re nesting from, but any support or advice would be helpful.

Posted Jul 23, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC

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