We hung a pine-cone wreath beside the back door (a.k.a. the only door we use), replacing a Welcome sign painted on a slate tile. Of course, the tile had long provided a sheltered spot against the house siding:
Marmorated Stink Bugs and Spiders
Reports from the garden suggest Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs aren’t as damaging as they once were, perhaps because something has developed a taste for them.
We hope whatever it might be eats well this year.
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#1 by Vedran on 2019-01-07 - 08:32
Are there two spiders in the shot a well?
#2 by Ed on 2019-01-07 - 16:04
At least!
I think all the white fluffy things are spider egg containers, so the slate has protected hundreds of teensy spiders. Surely, some grew up and never left home!
#3 by Vedran on 2019-01-08 - 12:34
I’m surprised they don’t find stink bugs tasty :)
#4 by Ed on 2019-01-08 - 14:45
A stink bug probably resembles a boulder more than a meal to all but the largest spiders: those things are huge.
That said, we’ve seen a medium spider apparently dissolving a webbed-up stink bug, so there’s hope.
#5 by Vedran on 2019-01-09 - 09:15
Time to transplant some Wolf spiders or Tarantulas… that’s a whole new can of… spiders? though :)
#6 by Ed on 2019-01-10 - 09:33
The crowd chants: Don’t. Open. The. Window.