The reason I wish to remove them is that they have taken over a large tiled
patio and a stone covered bank. They are literally everywhere on every
light coloured surface, pool cover, in the water etc etc. Walking around in
bare feet is messy to say the least, and maybe because of them I don't have
the dreaded red spider.

Neil

"David Hill" wrote in message
...
"............. What are the minute red spiders (that's what we always
called
them) that inhabit the surface of sunny concrete and brick in the summer?
We seem to have literally millions of them this year, pick up a stone and
you think your hands are bleeding. Is there a way of destroying them?
..........."

Why destroy them?
These Red Mites are in fact a predator of red spider so are beneficial.


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David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk