Spiders are the No. 1 fear of many people. People are more upset about seeing spiders than seeing mice, birds, flies, cockroaches or other public health pests. Illogically, most humans fear that spiders will attack without provocation, sinking their poisonous fangs into any adult or child in close proximity, and that the resulting spider bite will be painfully fatal. Knowledgeable PMPs are unable to convince some people otherwise, or that mice, flies and many other indoor pests are a greater human health threat than spiders, mainly due to contamination of food.
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