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I'm always happy to see spiders on our trees. They certainly do more good than harm and play an important role in balancing insect populations. Some of the colonial / social spiders found in the tropics might blanket significant parts of a tree, but I don't if there have been any studies on whether they have any negative effects on the trees.
Quote from: sclateria on February 25, 2021, 03:14:47 PMI'm always happy to see spiders on our trees. They certainly do more good than harm and play an important role in balancing insect populations. Some of the colonial / social spiders found in the tropics might blanket significant parts of a tree, but I don't if there have been any studies on whether they have any negative effects on the trees.My problem with spiders dosent have to do with pollinators, its more cause ive noticed that when they make webs on leaves on some of my trees cause deformity and damage new groth on my : Rollinia, Macadamias, and Lychee. Thats the reason i target them with a flashlight at night and rip em off, wondered if there was something more efficient and safe for the plants aswell.Salutes, William