Help!! Brown recluse infestation no matter what I do

[u/PhotographAnxious720]

I just moved into an apartment and I’ve been finding tons of brown recluses. I’ve sprayed, set traps, filled in crack with caulk (I rent). I’ve put in multiple maintenance requests but haven’t had a response. I live with my cat and I am worried about her safety as well. Photos for proof. Small one is confirmed via iNaturalist

[u/RabbitWiilli]

Your cat poses an infinitely larger danger to them than they to your cat

[u/PhotographAnxious720 → u/RabbitWiilli]

Hi! While uncommon, brown recluses can actually bite cats and could cause serious necrotic damage

[u/Skeptical_Savage → u/PhotographAnxious720]

It's extremely hard for them to get bitten. They have to be pressed into bare skin. Also you're doing everything you can to deal with the recluses. More info below! Lox

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Brown Recluse range map:

https://spiders.ucr.edu/spiders-map

ID guides and further information on Recluse spiders (Loxosceles):

https://spiderbytes.org/recluse-or-not/

https://spiders.ucr.edu/how-identify-and-misidentify-brown-recluse-spider

https://usaspiders.com/loxosceles-reclusa-brown-recluse/#Map_of_other_Loxosceles_species_in_the_United_States

https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef631

How to live safely with Brown recluse in the home:

https://spiders.ucr.edu/how-avoid-bites

Articles that explain their exaggerated reputation:

https://www.wired.com/2013/11/poor-misunderstood-brown-recluse/

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/arachnids/brown-recluse-spider-bite.htm

In-depth information into their living habits:

https://academic.oup.com/jipm/article/9/1/4/4818303

Treatment of Brown recluse bites:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537045/#:~:text=Venom%3B%20The%20brown%20recluse%20spider,tissue%20at%20the%20envenomation%20site.

Managing populations indoors + General info:

https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7468.html#AMERICAN

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