Back to the original question.
We had a lot of these creatures when we lived in Cheshire. They are reported
to eat the eggs of other small creatures including woodlice and could as
NMcL implies be counted as a gardeners friend.
If there are a lot of them about there must e a good cache of goodies for
them to feed on.
David T
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"Tickettyboo" wrote in message
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Sven wrote:
My patio area is infested with tiny red spiders, they are
everywhere. I know that it isn't red spider mite. I've tried
Jeyes
fluid to eradicate them but without success. Has anyone come
across
these creatures or know how to get rid. All advise appreciated.

Why not leave them alone? The very worst that they will do to
you
is tickle, and they are useful at keeping pests down.

Ahh, maybe not quite so straight forward.
First identify your red spider.
If it is a 'red velvet mite' - which are definitely spider like,
one of its look alike species has carnivorous 0.5mm larvae which
can
cause 'heat lumps'.
For a full and authoritive dissertation joking, check out
http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk/spiders.html/RdVelMite
:-)

de-lurk
ned, I couldn't get that url :-( ...and I have red spider things ,
so I
wanted to have a looksee
..I 'could' get it if I went here though..
http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk/spiders.html#RdVelMite


Urrgh!
See what happens when SWMBO intervenes.
Thank you, T'boo, for the correction.

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