spiders

bobbybuddy

Part of our lawn has pale brown patches of dead grass.  Today after mowing I knelt down to examine the grass to see if there was any sign of new grass, there wasn't but what I did see was the tiniest of beige spiders dashing about.  What are they doing and how do I get rid of them please?  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.  They are too small to photograph them.

Many thanks

BobbyBuddy

musher

could be red spider mite.Jump up an down on them

Dovefromabove

Hi Bobbybuddy

Why do you want to get rid of them?  What harm are they doing?  Do you think they've harmed your lawn - they haven't.  Spiders don't damage lawns.  They're part of the diverse ecosystem that forms your garden, and apart from anything else they're a valuable food-source for insectivorous birds who will also eat harmful insects such as aphids in your garden.  Kill off the spiders and there'll be fewer birds to eat your aphids. 

There are a lot of reasons why you have brown patches of grass in your lawn - we need more information, and a photo of the lawn would be helpful.  Click on the green tree icon on the toolbar above where you type your post to upload a photo.

Dovefromabove

By the way red spider mites are red, like these

 They're very tiny, and like very dry conditions - usually found in greenhouses, not likely to be on a British lawn in the autumn.