Market Farming

[Marty Kraft <martyk AT allspecies.org>]

When I find them in my bedroom next to my bed I get a clear plastic cup and
a stiff piece of paper. I put the cup over the spider and slide the paper
under the cup to keep it inside. Then I take the spider outside and let it
loose. 

I find that the spider population seems to rise as the click beetles make
their appearance. The click beetles keep me awake with their clicking when
they get caught in the webs the spiders spin along the floor. Frequent dust
mopping seems to eliminate the spiders and the clicking.

Marty Kraft

> From: "mmaysen" <mmaysen AT alltel.net>
> Reply-To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 22:37:42 -0500
> To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: [Market-farming] Brown Recluse spiders
> 
> This may be off topic, and I apologize if it is.  We have seen many more
> Brown Recluse spiders this spring than we normally see.  And at this
> point I'm ready to forego my environmental sensibilities and call for
> help.  Do any of you, being in rural areas for the most part, have this
> problem?  I'm not up on pesticides and would appreciate any info.
> thanks,
> MeLani