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Another spider Q
On May 13, 11:31 am, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
"Des Higgins" wrote in message ... On May 12, 9:47 pm, "Pete C" wrote: OK, I know they have their place in the garden, but I have more than my fair share!! I have a cane by my front door to wave like a madman, in front of me each morning to avoid a faceful of webs and their occupants. My pergola is covered in webs........they run from walls to any garden plant................ggggrrrrrr. I don't want to exterminate them, but I'd love to discourage at least some of them. Any ideas?? Thanks from a web haired.... -- Pete C London UK Just swat away the webs from where you do not like them if they are in your way. They are harmless and highly beneficial in the garden (eat lots of insects and get eaten by birds) and I do not know of any way to deter them other than moving to an apartment without a garden. Des You get spiders (and their webs) everywhere there are insects. Mary I remember going to a stately home, with large gardens, one September and it was not until I had walked around the herbaceous borders for about fifteen minutes thinking "there is something not quite right here", when I realised what it was. There was not a single spiders' web across any of the plants, anywhere. Nor did there seem to be any insects. I spent another ten minutes walking around before leaving, as it made me feel so sad that some form of insecticide must have been used to kill anything that moved on the flowers, and had either killed the spiders directly or as a result of them having no food. Some peoples' obsession with the 'tidy garden' ideal does seem to be so destructive, despite the fact that many chemicals were made illegal for horticultural use some years ago. The OP should try and be happy that they still have garden spiders, and brushing away webs each morning is a small price to pay. |
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