"Des Higgins" <dazzhiggins@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 13, 1:35 pm, "BAC" <cassw...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Mary Fisher" <mary.fis...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > "Fuschia" <Fusc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> On Mon, 12 May 2008 21:47:46 +0100, "Pete C" <petc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> wrote:
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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....
>>
>> >> I'm sure you don't have any more than anyone else!
>> >> Having spiders in your garden means you will have fewer pests.
>> >> There is nothing at all you can do to discourage them, so you will
>> >> just have to learn to love them.
>>
>> > I agree.
>>
>> > I thought we didn't have any in our car ****t until spouse did a lot
of
>> > sawing of wood. The webs showed up brilliantly when they were covered
>> > in
>> > dust.
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>> > And so MANY!
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>> > I think it's a privilege.
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>> If the OP disagrees with your *****sment, there are spider killers and
>> deterrents on the market (although I don't know whether they work)
from,
>> e.g.,
>>
>> http://www.pestcontrolshop.co.uk/acatalog/SPIDERS.html
>>
>> or
>>
>> http://www.abcfireandsecurity.co.uk/SpiderRepellent.htm
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>
> I feel ill.
> This has a similar effect on me as seeing plans to "clean up" areas
> like walls (e.g. remove weeds) or to tidy up grassy banks in villages
> or roadside verges by planting supermarket car park style shrubs and
> with dense decorative mulch. I have seen these justified on
> environmental grounds. Products for killing spiders belong with
> products for dying your poodle pink.
>
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