permaculture

[Jennifer Nazak <jnazak@yahoo.com>]

I can't offer any solutions offhand, but one key might
lie in the answer to the question:

"What might be drawing the spiders indoors?"

Presumably their food supply is mostly outdoors.
What's the weather like there? What part of the
country are you in? Is it cold and dry up there; are
they seeking heat and humidity and perhaps water to
drink? 

Once I persuaded a relentless convoy of ants to stop
coming through the window into my kitchen sink. I did
this by putting a water dish outside for them.

And what kind of numbers are we talking about here?
Are we talking like two spiders a day happening to
stray indoors, or are they marching into the office in
six-deep phalanxes (or whatever the term is for a
large group of spiders)? If it's a major diaspora,
something must be out of balance in the environment.
Either it's become really inhospitable for them
outdoors, or there's something really enticing to them
indoors.

Long live our eight-legged friends! Thank you for
trying to convince your officemates of the spiders'
merits.

jenny

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Jenny Nazak
Austin Area Permaculture Group
Austin, Texas, USA
512-619-5363 / austinperm@permie.us


       
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