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Message: [QUOTE="dconklin, post: 10323, member: 293"] I know this is hard for some people to do, but let your spiders be! I know many people do not like spiders because they can look a bit creepy, some of them are a bit eew looking. But spiders eat bugs, not humans so your plants will thank you if you let the spiders be. I know some people try to rid the garden of them. We have a lot of spiders - you have no idea!! Living on the river tho, we learn quick to appreciate them (yes believe it or not) because without them we would be eaten alive by mosquitoes. So my garden, my yard and even the outside of my house has a lot of spiders - fortunately they do not usually make it inside the house. If I dig to plant something new, you see some crawling away. The only problem really is that you have to watch for them when you are caring for your plants. A spider will only bite a human if it feels it's life is in danger. They don't crawl on you just to bite. Just a reminder because I know the thought of these crawlies bugs people and grosses them out! I have to say tho, I don't get as many bugs in my garden as some do. The spiders keep the population down - and they are free bug control. Now if only they would eat the hornworm and slugs I would be great :) [/QUOTE]