We get over a hundred spiders that spin webs all around our yard, in all the bushes, trees, and on our deck furniture. I am looking for ideas on how we can eliminate them. I believe they are garden orb spiders. It makes it impossible to enjoy our yard and deck all summer. They don't come into the house so that is not a problem, just the outside.
How can I get rid of numerous garden orb spiders that cover my landscaping every summer?
Wow, are you lucky. They eat so many insects. If the webs are on furniture or across paths, take the webs down when the spiders are not in them. They will move elsewhere. Although doing this may kill the spiders anyway, because many spiders eat their webs in order to reuse the silk. Silk takes alot of energy to produce, and by eating the old silk, the spider saves energy and physical resources.
I am scared to death of spiders. But I won't kill them outside.
Reply:keep a long stick handy out there and just take down the webs that are in your way.... they'll make another one somewhere else.... it would seem that you have a great yard, cuz at some point, an egg case opened and a lot of babies came out and decided to stay!!!.... you must have lots of food handy for them... which means.... if there's no spiders to eat them, you'll be over-run with bugs..... so I'd be of the mind to put up with at least SOME of them..... what's worse?....a spider sitting quietly on her web over there on the bushes or funny lookin' bugs crawling all over your chair and table?.... yeah....
Reply:I get them during the dry season. I was told to leave them alone, they eat harmful insects and mosquitos. When I get Tired of looking at them I just use the hose and wash down all their webs.
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