Re: spiders

I'd be interested to hear this too, they are especially bad here this year.
Even w/ all the rain.

On 7/7/07, Theresa W <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Does anyone know of a relatively nontoxic way to get rid of spiders?  We
> have so many around the outside of the house this year, that you can't
> walk out the back door without getting web in your face.  Also, the same
> is true on many plants.  There are webs all over my pyracantha- to the
> point that it is really ugly.  Since it never rains here, they don't get
> cleaned off.  Its just a mess.  I like the regular garden spiders- with
> their lovely symetrical webs-  they are fine.  It is all the other ones
> (especially the one that keeps building a web over my mason bee box
> everyday!!)  that I've got to do something about.  I've tried removing
> them with a broom (repeatedly), spraying them down with the hose, etc.
> Nothing works for more than a couple of hours....
>
> Advice please!
>
> Theresa
>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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