White Spider Like Insects On Strawberries

Question

I noticed these yesterday, what are they? They are only on my strawberry plants and don’t appear to be moving. They are quite small, couple of mm. I managed to get a close up and one at normal magnification to show the size. How do I get rid of them? I don’t fancy eating the strawberries right now!

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Answer 1

It is hard to say what kind of spider that is. Spiders are not harmful to your plants, however.

They tend to keep worse pests away.

Here is an article that will help, should you still want to get rid of them:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/spider-garden-pests.htm