On May 13, 11:31 am, "Mary Fisher" <mary.fis...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Des Higgins" <dazzhigg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On May 12, 9:47 pm, "Pete C" <petc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> 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
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> > 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.
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> > Des
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> 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 bru****ng away webs each morning is a small price to pay.
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