Spider season: When are creepy crawlies most likely to enter homes - plus 10 best ways to prevent them

September is fast approaching and with it comes an event any seasoned arachnophobe will be well aware of and dreading - Spider Season. In the coming weeks, our seven-legged friends will be venturing inside looking for a mate and cushty conditions as the weather cools.

With five in ten Brits (21%) revealing they suffer from arachnophobia, many will no doubt be looking for ways to keep the creepy crawlies out of their homes. But when is Spider Season, why does it happen and what are the best ways to prevent them from invading your abode? Here’s everything you need to know about it.

When is Spider Season and why does it happen?

Sadly for the less keen among us, spiders are usually present all year round in UK homes. But the chances of one roaming around your property significantly increase in the autumn when spiders begin to breed, according to Fantastic Pest Control.

This is known as Spider Season which for the UK begins in September and ends in October. During this time, most spiders will emerge in search of partners to lay eggs before the winter starts ready for hatchlings to be born the following spring.

Spiders seek the best living and breeding conditions as the egg-laying season approaches. A female spider usually stays in one place for her entire life, but a male spider is always on the move.

Most spiders moving around already live in walls and voids. We may see them more frequently in the autumn once they emerge to mate, but then they will disappear again.

Top 10 ways to prevent spiders

Experts at sofabed.co.ukhave revealed the top 10 ways to prevent spiders, from spritzing essential oils round your home to a handy extractor fan trick.