Spiders, yay or nay?

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kalika22 Denham Springs, LA(Zone 8b) May 22, 2007

I've recently started a small balcony vegetable garden, and have noticed an increase in spiders. Not enough to freak me out, but there are a lot more than before. I am new to growing vegetables, and didn't know if it would be a good idea to kill them or not. Should I leave them to kill the pests, or are they a pest in themselves?

Thanks a bunch :)

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jkehl Rome, GA(Zone 7b) May 22, 2007

Personally, I'm pro-spider... They eat insects which might eat your veggies so in general I like them. But in creating a balcony garden you've created a whole new eco-system so there may be too many spiders there. Are there webs all over? If so you might be justified in re-locating or killing some of them. What are they catching in their webs? They may be saving you from a fly problem. If you have the time, I'd suggest watching them for awhile to see what's going on.

Jeff

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kalika22 Denham Springs, LA(Zone 8b) May 22, 2007

Mostly misquetos caught in the webs, and the webs are everywhere. My balcony is only 4' X 8' and I walk into new webs every day. They also like to hide out in the railing. I would say there are about 30 spiders or so out there. I've noticed a few aphids, but I kill them right away so they arn't much of a problem, but I don't see the blasted spiders eating them :p

I do let my cats wander out there and eat what spiders they want, but I'm feeling like there are just too many of them taking up residence here.

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