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Spiders-friend or foe?
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Posted by jessew 5 PA (My Page) on Sun, Sep 9, 07 at 19:19
| I have several HUGE spiders who seem interested in taking up residence outside my house. They're big, but I don't think they're harmful to people. In general, are spiders some of the "good guys"? I could relocate or squish them, but if they're going to be helpful, they'll stay. What do you think? (they don't happen to eat whitefly, do they? I couldn't be so lucky!) |
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RE: Spiders-friend or foe?
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Most spiders are passive hunters, relying on the insects the eat for fly into their webs. A few are hunters, Wolf Spiders for example, but most are beneficial, though passive, insect controllers in the garden.
Spiders will eat Whitefly, if they fly into the spiders web. |
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| I love seeing spiders and their webs in my yard. I call them friend, even though they are afraid of me! They are doing good work in helping to keep the balance. The orb weavers, with their big webs and a "zipper" down the middle, just adds to the beauty. You might want to search the internet to find out what kind of spiders you are finding. I usually start with "pennsylvania spiders" (or pennsylvania butterflies, etc.) and see what info I can get. |
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