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A wet August could be to blame for the early onset of �spider season� as an unfavourable end to summer has tricked spiders into a premature mating season, experts have said.
Poor outdoor conditions have prompted house spiders to seek shelter indoors from mid-August � a phenomenon which is not normally seen until late September through to November.
The creepy crawlies act as nature�s own pest control as they help to reduce the population of target species, including wasps.
Mr Campbell said: �Around 98% of queen wasps are predated by spiders over the winter months. If it wasn�t for spiders, you could imagine the explosion we would have in wasp control � it would become a nightmare.�
He added: �People really need to understand that they�re a very important part of the food chain and they deal with a lot of the pests which do cause problems.�
A wet August could be to blame for the early onset of �spider season� as an unfavourable end to summer has tricked spiders into a premature mating season, experts have said.
Poor outdoor conditions have prompted house spiders to seek shelter indoors from mid-August � a phenomenon which is not normally seen until late September through to November.
The creepy crawlies act as nature�s own pest control as they help to reduce the population of target species, including wasps.
Mr Campbell said: �Around 98% of queen wasps are predated by spiders over the winter months. If it wasn�t for spiders, you could imagine the explosion we would have in wasp control � it would become a nightmare.�
He added: �People really need to understand that they�re a very important part of the food chain and they deal with a lot of the pests which do cause problems.�
The sunshine was bringing them all out today.
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