web in medium

[VickiC]

Hi everyone,
I have a catt that has been doing absolutely nothing obvious for a long time, and although the foliage looks fine, I decided to take a look at the roots to be sure there were no problems underneath. I know it's not active growing season here, so I haven't really been expecting to see an abundance of growth but checking out the roots was just one of those "feelings" we sometimes get. The plant has been in a basket of leca, so when I dumped the medium out, I found a web and inside of it was a dead brown spider. I thought at first maybe it was good that there had been a spider(s) crawling around in the medium to catch any insect that might appear and be a potential problem, but I really didn't know. I wanted to ask your advice before I repotted, so should I just repot as was using the same medium? treat with an insecticide first? or do something different? I'm sorry, I wasn't able to take a picture because I don't have a good camera for taking closeup shots.
I would appreciate any help,
Vicki

[VickiC]

I failed to mention in my post that the roots looked fine.

Originally Posted by VickiC

Hi everyone,
I have a catt that has been doing absolutely nothing obvious for a long time, and although the foliage looks fine, I decided to take a look at the roots to be sure there were no problems underneath. I know it's not active growing season here, so I haven't really been expecting to see an abundance of growth but checking out the roots was just one of those "feelings" we sometimes get. The plant has been in a basket of leca, so when I dumped the medium out, I found a web and inside of it was a dead brown spider. I thought at first maybe it was good that there had been a spider(s) crawling around in the medium to catch any insect that might appear and be a potential problem, but I really didn't know. I wanted to ask your advice before I repotted, so should I just repot as was using the same medium? treat with an insecticide first? or do something different? I'm sorry, I wasn't able to take a picture because I don't have a good camera for taking closeup shots.
I would appreciate any help,
Vicki

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

The only arachnid you need to really worry about are spider mites.

Arachnids are not true insects. They have eight legs.

True insects have 6 legs.

Spiders and sporpions are predatory. They feed on insects.

[seamonkey]

I heart spiders (except for the huge freaky ones). They eat the bad guys!

[chidlove]

Originally Posted by seamonkey

I heart spiders (except for the huge freaky ones). They eat the bad guys!

I don't exactly heart them, but I no longer freak when I bring the tiny ones in with the vacationing house plants!!

[VickiC]

King, I'm sorry it has taken me this long to get back to you. I wanted to tell you.....

As always, thanks for your help!

Vicki

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

The only arachnid you need to really worry about are spider mites.

Arachnids are not true insects. They have eight legs.

True insects have 6 legs.

Spiders and sporpions are predatory. They feed on insects.