Jun 11, 2014
There are many different types of spiders inhabiting homes and gardens in California. Most spiders are harmless and serve a beneficial role by catching and killing pest insects. Find out how to identify common spider groups by reading the Pest Note: Spiders by UC Riverside Entomologist Rick Vetter or watch our YouTube video. A new spider species that has been invading the San Francisco Bay Area is the topic of a recently updated Pest Note: Zoropsis spinimana, A Mediterranean Spider in California by Vetter and Darrell Ubick of the California Academy of Sciences.
Jumping spiders are common in gardens. They spin no webs and pounce on prey.
Want to catch that spider? Watch our popular YouTube video: How to Catch A Spider.
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Author - Associate Director for Urban & Community IPM/ Area Urban IPM Advisor
Author - Associate Director for Urban & Community IPM/ Area Urban IPM Advisor