On May 13, 5:45=A0pm, "BAC" <cassw...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Des Higgins" <dazzhigg...@[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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> >> >>>OK, I know they have their place in the garden, but I have more
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> >> >>>my
> >> >>>fair
> >> >>>share!! I have a cane by my front door to wave like a madman, in
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> >> >>>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,
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> >> >>>I'd
> >> >>>love to discourage at least some of them. Any ideas??
> >> >>>Thanks from a web haired....
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> >> >> 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.
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> >> > I agree.
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> >> > I thought we didn't have any in our car ****t until spouse did a lot
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> >> > sawing of wood. The webs showed up brilliantly when they were
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> >> > 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
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> >> deterrents on the market (although I don't know whether they work)
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> >>http://www.pestcontrolshop.co.uk/acatalog/SPIDERS.html
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> >>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. =A0 Products for killing spiders belong with
> > products for dying your poodle pink.
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Fair enough; your advice was offerred in good faith and without
preaching.
I just like spiders. I was a weird kid.
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