Tiny brown bugs can be a nuisance indoors, but identifying the culprit is the first step toward getting rid of them for good.

Over several months, researchers found and killed over 2,000 Loxosceles reclusa in the "highly infested" home.

The last thing anyone wants to hear is the word “brown recluse infestation.” And while the brown recluse does not occupy much of the U.S., they are quite widespread in the lower half of the ...

The brown recluse spider, whose bite can cause tissue loss, scarring and infection for humans if left untreated, will be in its most active phase from now until October. Brown recluse activity ...

Not everyone who is bitten by a brown recluse spider experiences a reaction — not by a long shot. In fact, 90 percent of all brown recluse bites result in absolutely nothing. Just about 10 percent of ...

Not everyone who is bitten by a brown recluse spider experiences a reaction — not by a long shot. In fact, 90 percent of all brown recluse bites result in absolutely nothing. Just about 10 percent of ...

If you have a Brown Recluse Spider infestation, here are some tips for getting rid of them and a few solutions to keep them at bay as well.

Brown recluse spiders get around by hitchhiking on furniture boxes and other items from infested structures, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

“Brown recluse spiders tend to thrive in and around corrugated cardboard boxes,” Bruns said. Like the black widow spider, the brown recluse species is considered non-aggressive.

Infestations in the Bluegrass State are more common the farther west you go, but even when a home is infested with these spiders, bites are rare. They’re called “recluse” for a reason.