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mccfluff | 14:16 Wed 14th Jun 2006 | Animals & Nature
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hi we are being plagued by little red spiders(?) they are very small bright red and are running allover the office. does anyone know what they are and why they would be our office (we have next to no plant life)
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I don't know their real name but we call them blood spiders. They are driven by the weather and will probably be gone in a few weeks.
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thanks arghhh the pictures in that link were horrible, i've got the itches now
http://www.thewaterwisegarden.com/mites.htm

this is the link.Is it them?

kozmic :)
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yep thats them not sure quite how i'm going to get rid of the little bug*ers though, i'm still itching
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn740 5.html

Read the last bit about insecticidal soap.

kozmic
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thanks for that i need to look into it further as they are in our office and not sure i can use those in here
Get in contact with pest control.
There is a difference between red spider mites and red spiders. The mite ones live on plant-life and they spin webs on the plants, which is mentioned on those garden web-sites (pardon the pun!) But.. you've got no plant life? Yours are red spiders. Just google red spiders, they're a real nuisance this time of year. They get inside if you're not careful. If they get inside a building, they live in cracks (brickwork, round windows, skirting boards etc.) They breed from April - July/Aug. They love to climb up things... walls, windows etc. But you need to focus on where they are breeding which will be lower down. Ant powder and ant spray works, but don't breath it in! Or I used anti-bacterial spray (for kitchens, worktops etc) aimed at the cracks. Boiling water works too. Check walls, paths, paving slabs OUTSIDE your doors & windows cos they may be breeding there instead of indoors. Again, boil the kettle and pour water on (but be careful) Hope it works!

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