Spiders. Are they creepy, crawly creatures to be feared, monitored, squished or evaded as quickly as possible? Or, wonderful beings that add immensely to gardens? According to mental health statistics ...

Although the nursery rhyme tells us that Little Miss Muffet was frightened by them, spiders are, in fact, beneficial insects. Scientifically speaking, spiders are arachnids, invertebrates with two ...

As the days grow shorter, and the nights longer and cooler, our thoughts turn to fall and Halloween — meaning witches, ghosts, owls, bats, rats, black cats, and… spiders? What? How did spiders get on ...

Today I would like for us to turn our attention to the web -- not the internet, but the spider web in the summer garden, that big web with the zig-zag in the middle. The black and yellow garden spider ...

Spiders are members of the Arachnida family, which also includes ticks, mites, scorpions and others. All the members of this family have several things in common. They have two major body parts ...

"The next time you see a spiderweb, please pause, and look a little closer. You'll be seeing one of the most high-performance materials known to men." Arachnid is the Latin name that covers spiders, ...

The Penn State Extension of Berks County Master Gardeners will be featuring questions and answers to inquires received through their Garden Hotline. Q: I’ve been seeing news reports about giant ...

The leaves on some of my plants have small spots on them and are starting to turn brown. I also see some webbing. What is causing this? — D.H. From your description, it sounds like your plant issue is ...