Shop Products
Houzz Logo Print
winstella

Meyer Lemon Tree attracting spiders

winstella
10 years ago

My Meyer lemon tree is attracting a lot of things... Bees, butterflies, thrips (which I got rid of), hummingbirds, and now, most recently, I found a red spider about an inch large.

Do I leave it?? Or should it try to get rid if it immediately? I tried to google if spiders are beneficial for gardens but all I got was information about spider mites. It's definitely not a spider mite. I would say it sort of looks like a black widow. Same size and thickness, except that it is red. Are these poisonous?

Help, please! (Couple weeks ago I also found a regular spider like the ones you see in homes, I left it alone...)

Comments (7)