I was cleaning the lower level of our home where we have a family room and laundry room and was surprised to find so many spiders there. I know we get spiders down there in the summer when insects wander in, but what are spiders feeding on in the winter inside? V. C., Groton, MA
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Halloween brings with it the brief celebration of certain symbolic and scary creatures. Beyond the human or half-human entities such as ghosts, ghouls, vampires, werewolves, zombies, and Freddy Krueger, there are also scary things found elsewhere in the animal kingdom. Those of us in the pest control business applaud the fleeting fame that Halloween brings
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We just bought a house that was in foreclosure and empty for several months. We found an awful lot of spider webs and a few spiders but I’m worried about spider eggs that might still hatch out. What should we do to prevent that? K. B., Hampstead, NH What you do now might depend in
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It’s that time of year when cool nights get us thinking that it’s time to bring in the houseplants that have enjoyed a summer outside. If you don’t carefully check the plants before moving them inside, you could be bringing in pests as well. Houseplant Hitchhikers Fall into Three Groups (1) Plant-sucking pests – These
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Interviewer: Excuse me, Mr. Spider, I’ve been admiring your web. Do you have time for a few words? Spider: That’s Ms. Spider to you, you don’t think that a male had anything to do with this spectacular web, do you? That’s him over there, that little guy. He’s lucky I haven’t eaten him yet. Interviewer:
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Spiders are part of life; we have all seen their webs. Most people can tolerate the sight of spiders, regarding them as simply other animals in the world. Other folks are not so sure and become nervous or scared when spiders are present. Very few of us have actually had negative encounters with spiders. In
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I am so tired of always cleaning up spider webs in my house. Seems like they’re everywhere I look. Why are there so many in the winter when there don’t seem to be any bugs around for the spiders to feed on? F. M., Lee, NH It might not necessarily be that you have so
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I was doing some heavy housecleaning yesterday and kept finding these light brown, soft, round things in corners and on the underside of furniture. They’re about the size of a pea. Are these the eggs of some insect? P. V., Epsom, NH You’re almost right. I’m guessing that what you were finding were spider egg
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News Flash!! Contrary to popular belief, spiders almost never bite people. There is evidence that most of the bites that people (or their doctors) attribute to spiders are not from spiders at all. One survey found that 80% of suspected spider bites were actually caused by other arthropods or were symptoms of a medical condition
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