A black-and-yellow garden spider up close - Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock When planning out a home garden, chances are you are not doing so to purposely attract spiders. Most types of spiders are ...

All habitats depend on predators to keep things in balance. Your garden is a habitat full of wildlife, and while predators like the praying mantis and the ladybug tend to be celebrated, there’s ...

When I see a garden spider, l recall a fellow graduate student who I came to know while doing owl research in Minnesota. On occasion, I would drop by her office which she shared with her husband, a ...

In recent years, the news has been full of reports of invasive pests that range from annoying to dangerous. One such invasive pest was the Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) which was first reported ...

A: Some of the most common spiders in gardens are the Argiope spiders. They are also commonly called garden spiders. There are many species, but most have distinctive yellow and black abdomens and ...

With Halloween coming up, I thought it would be a good time for some spider talk. I have always been a spider fan and certainly tossed my fair share of helpless insects into Argiope garden spider webs ...

The web of the black and yellow garden spider is as beautiful as it is beneficial in controlling insect pests. My mother had a great fear of spiders. As a gardener, I’ve learned to love them. To my ...

It’s the end of October, and most gardeners I know are scrambling to get gardens put to bed before the snow flies. Insects are doing the same thing, seeking out warm, protected places to live through ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Just in time for Halloween, one of the biggest, most active web-spinning spiders in San Diego has come back out to play. Orb weaver spiders, one of the most common families of ...

All habitats depend on predators to keep things in balance. Your garden is a habitat full of wildlife, and while predators like the praying mantis and the ladybug tend to be celebrated, there’s ...