Wait — Wolf Spiders Protect Cranberry Bogs?!

Cranberry Field Wolf Spiders. Wolf Spiders Of The Cranberry Bog A Tumblr Thread Once the bog is flooded for wet harvest, wolf spiders frantically crawl on top of the floating cranberries to stay dry. One of the most important yet often overlooked allies of cranberry farmers is the wolf spider.These fascinating arachnids play a significant role in natural pest control, reducing the need for chemical pesticides and helping maintain a balanced environment.

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A TikTok content creator named Michael McBride, who runs the account @idea.soup, recently shared his Top 10 TikToks of 2022, and his number one video of the year was about wolf spiders being used in cranberry bogs to control pests. So, like the spiders, I'm currently standing in the middle of a wet harvest, just trying to keep up.

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When the bogs are flooded, the spiders float to the surface and run across the tops of the berries to stay dry Not only do cranberries grow in bogs, but the bogs themselves are closely guarded by one fearsome creature: the wolf spider One of the most important yet often overlooked allies of cranberry farmers is the wolf spider.These fascinating arachnids play a significant role in natural pest control, reducing the need for chemical pesticides and helping maintain a balanced environment.

Beautiful wolf spider I spotted in the cranberry bogs of NJ during autumn. r/spiderbro. Bog spiders — of which wolf spiders stand out as a common and crucial type — are crucial components of the cranberry bog ecosystem. While the berries are growing, budding, and flowering, the spiders make home in the vines, cleaning the vines of any insects

Cranberry field spiders Cranberry Bogs are Home to Wolf Spiders! Power window. Wolf spiders are not used in cranberry bogs because they can cause a myriad of problems for the farmers When the bogs are flooded, the spiders float to the surface and run across the tops of the berries to stay dry