Top 10 Most Wanted Bugs in Your Garden – Spider
  • October 2, 2018
  • Posted by: Mike McQueen, Charles Ray, and Kerry Smith
  • in Lawn & Garden
Spider
Spider

*This is an excerpt from Top 10 Most Wanted Bugs in Your Garden, ANR-2283.

Aliases: orb weaver, crab spider, wolf spider

Wanted For: Trapping and bugnapping a variety of insect pests.

Family History: The most deadly natural enemy of pests, spiders are skilled predators. They use webs to trap their victims or track them on the ground and on plants. Spiders can be identified as arachnids, with eight legs and two body parts.

Sightings: All over the garden and on porches near lights.

Warning: Spiders are thought of as fearsome creepy-crawlers, but very few have a bite that is harmful. Always wear gloves when cleaning garages, debris, woodpiles, storage areas, or piles of clutter.

Mike McQueen, Regional Extension Agent, Home Grounds, Gardens and Home Pests; Charles Ray, Research Fellow, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University; and Kerry Smith, State Master Gardener Program Coordinator, Auburn University

Reviewed November 2021, Top 10 Most Wanted Bugs in Your Garden, ANR-2283

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