tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028223139342330764.post7674039774959242856..comments2024-02-16T05:17:29.657-05:00Comments on Franklin County (PA) Gardeners: Spiders in the MistRay E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00175898252364106472noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028223139342330764.post-623138685529271562011-09-23T15:43:53.439-04:002011-09-23T15:43:53.439-04:00I'm not aware of any local spider census takin...I'm not aware of any local spider census taking, or studies, that could verify one way or the other that there are more spiders around this year, over previous years. One spider expert, however, has this to say:<br /><br />"It's also at that time (late summer) that people ask me "why are there so many more spiders this year than usual," something I've heard every year for the past 30 years!"<br /><br />More here:<br /><br />http://www.burkemuseum.org/spidermyth/myths/summer.html <br /><br />It's certainly possible that there are more spiders around this year, but absent objective data, there is no way to tell. You may also just be noticing something that was missed in years' past. 2011 environmental conditions (a long, hot, dry spell mid summer in our area) would, in general, act against increased spider populations, but favor butterflies, moths, and grasshoppers, as best as I understand it.Ray Eckharthttp://franklincountymgs.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028223139342330764.post-79300823981219773192011-09-23T08:59:20.757-04:002011-09-23T08:59:20.757-04:00Why are there so many spiders around this year? I...Why are there so many spiders around this year? I can hardly walk out of my house without walking into a spider web.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com