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Spider Webs on Boxwoods: Beneficial Predators, Not Pests

Those spider webs on your boxwoods are friends, not foes. They're likely newly hatched spiders—most will die off naturally within weeks. More importantly, spiders prey on boxwood leaf miners, a destructive pest that tunnels inside leaves. Leave the webs alone; the spiders are providing free biological control.

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