It91裸聊视频檚 spider season in the Okanagan and black widows, the only venomous spider found in the region, have come out in full force.
The 91裸聊视频減erfect storm91裸聊视频� of environmental factors has contributed to a higher amount than normal of black widows being spotted around town, according to owner and operator of Okanagan-based Bug Master Pest Control, Steve Ball.
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Ball says that once the weather begins to cool overnight black widows begin to move indoors.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e right smack in the middle of spider season,91裸聊视频� said Ball. 91裸聊视频淭his is the time of year they start to emerge in people91裸聊视频檚 houses because it91裸聊视频檚 cold overnight.91裸聊视频�
Insects also tend to have a natural year-to-year 91裸聊视频渆bb and flow91裸聊视频� where a year of with fewer insects will be followed by a year with more, said Ball 91裸聊视频� and this seems to be a year where there91裸聊视频檚 more.
The unusual amounts of precipitation earlier in the year followed by the hot temperatures seen later in the summer also created 91裸聊视频渢he perfect environmental factors91裸聊视频� for insects to breed, explained Ball.
Finally, COVID-19 essentially shutting the world down for months may have also contributed to the influx of black widows.
91裸聊视频淭he humans went away for four months this year and that91裸聊视频檚 perfect news for the insects,91裸聊视频� Ball said. 91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 nobody out killing them and there91裸聊视频檚 just less activity in general so nature has a way of taking over at that point,91裸聊视频� said Ball.
Although black widows are venomous, Ball said they don91裸聊视频檛 actually pose a very big threat to humans. The spiders rarely bite humans unprovoked and for most people, a black widow bite shouldn91裸聊视频檛 be seen as a death sentence.
If a healthy adult is bitten they can expect soreness and swelling around the bite area and possibly a fever. Children, the elderly, and people with underlying health conditions are at a higher risk of suffering more serious complications from a black widow bite which may require a hospital visit.
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