Spider Nursery?
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M. Frary
Marty Weiser
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Re: Spider Nursery?
Now that's creepy. How do box elder work as bonsai? That's really creepy. I wouldn't care if those things were good or bad I'd eradicate them immediately. Did I say that was some creepy %$&#?
M. Frary- Member
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I agree they were creepy at first, but then they looked kind of cool. And knowing how many pests that spiders eat I figured I would keep them around.
Boxelder make a passable bonsai of medium to large size. The neat things about the ones I have is that they get a warty bark fairly soon and they back bud like crazy. The leaves are a bit large, but reduce somewhat.
Boxelder make a passable bonsai of medium to large size. The neat things about the ones I have is that they get a warty bark fairly soon and they back bud like crazy. The leaves are a bit large, but reduce somewhat.
Marty Weiser- Member
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This is likely the same species
They are the future helpers eating a lot of pests, so I leave them be. If it weren't for spiders and other insect predators we would be knee deep in bugs.
They are the future helpers eating a lot of pests, so I leave them be. If it weren't for spiders and other insect predators we would be knee deep in bugs.
arihato- Member
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I agree. Spiders are our friends. There are only a very, very few spiders that are harmful to warm-blooded animals and they are relatively rare and solitary. M. Frary, you really should leave them alone if you find them. They'll disperse quickly.
JimLewis- Member
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I caught a hornet building a nest in one of my elm bonsai the other day. A quick shot of bee and wasp killer and he dispersed rather quickly too. What can I say? A couple spiders aren't no problem but a big old ball of them? Somewhere else is fine but in my trees? Bye bye big old ball of spiders.
M. Frary- Member
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The spiders have spread out across a web that is about 6" x 6" (15 cm x 15 cm) instead of being in a pair of balls that were 1" (2.5 cm) diameter. It will be interesting to watch how the disperse.
Marty Weiser- Member
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Interestingly enough, I was out watering my trees this morning and something "strange" caught my eye. Upon closer inspection - a ball of spiders exactly like this! The same exact coloration (yellow with the dark markings) too. I was going to take a photo this evening but they had already dispersed...there were a few left elsewhere on the tree but most were gone. Oh well, it was a neat sight to see.
Anyone who comes across something like this - just leave them alone! They'll spread out, many won't survive anyway, but the ones that do will pay you back by catching insects that might damage your trees. Win-win (as long as the spiders aren't a dangerous type like black widows). We'd all be better off by encouraging beneficial insects and spiders rather than grabbing the pesticide every time we see a "bug".
Hornets...yeah, you don't want a nest of those in your bonsai!
Anyone who comes across something like this - just leave them alone! They'll spread out, many won't survive anyway, but the ones that do will pay you back by catching insects that might damage your trees. Win-win (as long as the spiders aren't a dangerous type like black widows). We'd all be better off by encouraging beneficial insects and spiders rather than grabbing the pesticide every time we see a "bug".
Hornets...yeah, you don't want a nest of those in your bonsai!
coh- Member
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We'd all be better off by encouraging beneficial insects and spiders rather than grabbing the pesticide every time we see a "bug".
Yep. And I really hope that hornet spray didn't damage whatever tree it was sprayed into.
The nuclear option is not always the best way to go.
JimLewis- Member
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I couldn't agree more. Several times this year, I've gone out to work on a tree only to find a spider has woven a web amongst it's foliage...more often then not, I'll put off the work for a few days if feasible and let the spider do it's thing. They are usually gone in a few days and I can work the tree like I intended.coh wrote:Interestingly enough, I was out watering my trees this morning and something "strange" caught my eye. Upon closer inspection - a ball of spiders exactly like this! The same exact coloration (yellow with the dark markings) too. I was going to take a photo this evening but they had already dispersed...there were a few left elsewhere on the tree but most were gone. Oh well, it was a neat sight to see.
Anyone who comes across something like this - just leave them alone! They'll spread out, many won't survive anyway, but the ones that do will pay you back by catching insects that might damage your trees. Win-win (as long as the spiders aren't a dangerous type like black widows). We'd all be better off by encouraging beneficial insects and spiders rather than grabbing the pesticide every time we see a "bug".
Hornets...yeah, you don't want a nest of those in your bonsai!
Dave Murphy- Member
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JimLewis wrote:We'd all be better off by encouraging beneficial insects and spiders rather than grabbing the pesticide every time we see a "bug".
Yep. And I really hope that hornet spray didn't damage whatever tree it was sprayed into.
The nuclear option is not always the best way to go.
Chinese elm takes to manmade chemicals very well.
M. Frary- Member
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