RE: spiders

One thing to consider is that if there are many, there are also many flying
insects for them to eat...else they would starve.  Are they catching the
bees?


> [Original Message]
> From: Theresa W <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 7/7/2007 2:58:57 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] spiders
>
> 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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