spiders

[woolleysheep]

I have got an epedemic of spiders in the garden is there anything i can do to get rid of them

[souldriver]

why would you want to get rid of them?

just guessing here but you'll probably never get rid of them any way

[skylight]

Hi woolleysheep, They are probably just the normal garden spiders ie Brown speckled and fat that make large webs. This is the time of the year that you mostly see them. My garden is full of them . If so dont worry they will die with the first frosts. PS they are harmless. Skylight

[Thunderbird+]

Hi wooleysheep,
I must admit, they give me the creeps a bit too, I just keep a respectful distancs and let them do their thing.
They are actually good things to have around in the garden, as they eat lots of pests. I have a big one in my green house that traps crane flies and even wasps, it wraps them up in silk and stores them for later.
Skylights right they are harmless but not to flies!
All the Best Tbird+

[smurfchops]

Like everyone says, they wont do you any harm, just live and let live. If the webs get in the way, gently remove them into a large glass and put them on the earth, they will scuttle away and are more scared of you than you are of them ! If they are on the floor indoors, get a large tumbler, put it over the spider and slide a piece of card underneath gently (dont want to break their little legs) and you can then open the door and put them on the grass. In fact open the door first ... Good luck ! And please dont kill them.

[Janpot]

Spiders are great. They attract birds, etc to your garden, making interesting watching. We have an epidemic of vine weevils in our garden and you wouldn't want these. Every leaf that they like has been bitten and they have killed many shrubs when the larva eat plant roots. We have purchased some nematodes and used them in early August but we won't know for ages if they've had any effect. We have a large garden and really despair of getting rid of them.

[Birt]

getting rid of an epidemic of spiders usually causes an epidemic of other creepy crawleys that are even worse than the spiders

[woolleysheep]

many thanks for the responce to my question but the ground seem to be alive them especialy if we walk on the stoned areas