Webs on Shrubs-HELP! (spiders, bugs, tree, insect)

[u4icmusic]

All of my shrubs outside are covered with what look like spider webs. I don't see any spiders or bugs on them, but they look awful. Is there a safe way to get rid of these and prevent them from coming back?

Thanks.

[Jon F Moss]

we get the broom out almost daily and sweep them away. Cooler months ahead should drive the spiders down for the winter time

[mbmouse]

Are they true spider webs (one or two strands) or do they look thicker? Kind of like a web shaped like a pouch with a front, back and sides?

[u4icmusic]

These are thick webs, all over the shrubs.

[dasmarian]

We have the same problem, generally on our boxwood shrubs. We just take a broom to them now and then. I would guess a spray insecticide would pretty much do the trick to relieve the problem permanently, we're just not into killing stuff.

[mbmouse]

Originally Posted by u4icmusic

These are thick webs, all over the shrubs.

If they are thick like this:

Then you probably have tent bugs and not spider webs. I have found the best way to get rid of them is to get a plastic bag, cut the branch they are attached to off below the beginning of the web/tent and seal it in the bag, throw it in the trash. These are hungry, persistent little buggers that will come back again and again if you brush them off and they will kill the branches of the tree or shrub.
If it is spider webs and not these, well.....if you spray the spiders who eat the other bugs and larva, you maybe killing off your natural predator to other bugs you don't want around like mosquito's, termites, aphids and others.

[lisa99]

if they're in your shrubs they could be spider mites.

If you'll cut a piece off of the shrub and put it into a zip lock bag and take the sample to a local nursery they can tell you exactly what it is and how to treat it.

We lost all of the shrubs along one side of our house in less than two weeks to spider mites.

Good luck!
Lisa

[u4icmusic]

mb mouse, they webs are not that thick, but are covering the shrubs. I will cut off a sample and bring it to the nursery to see what to do. Thanks.

[financelife]

I thought they were spider webs when I saw them on my shrubs. I had a dwarf evergreen die after 2 weeks. And it had these webs on there.

[u4icmusic]

I ended up using a hose with a strong nozzle and shot all the webs off.