Spiders as Biological Control Agents

Riechert, Susan E.; Lockley, Tim

doi:10.1146/annurev.en.29.010184.001503

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“…Different spider species utilize a variety of hunting techniques, including ambush or sitand-wait, nocturnal or diurnal wandering, and web spinning (Marc et al 1999, Riechert 1999. Several European, Asian, and American studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of using spiders as biological control agents as an alternative to high pesticide use (Mansour et al 1980, Riechert and Lockley 1984, Nyffeler and Benz 1987, Nyffeler 2000. Not all spider species may be effective against a specific pest, but preserving spider diversity may help control many types of pests (Marc and Canard 1997).…”

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Local and Landscape Correlates of Spider Activity Density and Species Richness in Urban Gardens

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Local and Landscape Correlates of Spider Activity Density and Species Richness in Urban Gardens

2015

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“…Their beneficial effect has been studied in cereals (Riechert and Lockley 1984) and recently in orchards (Olszak et al 1992, Baert et al 1997, Pekár 1999a. The majority of these investigations dealt with spiders of tree crowns.…”

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Change in the community of epigeal spiders and harvestmen (Araneae, Opiliones) with the age of an apple orchard

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2003

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Change in the community of epigeal spiders and harvestmen (Araneae, Opiliones) was studied in an experimental apple orchard for six consecutive years. Five plots were surveyed by pitfall traps. Four of the plots were young (1-4 years); one plot was older (15-20 years). The abundance of epigeal arachnids increased with the age on the young plots, while it was constant on the older plot. There were significantly more arachnids on the young plots than on the older one. In turn, the diversity was significantly lower on the young than on the older plots. Lycosidae, Phalangiidae and Tetragnathidae dominated the young plots. The older plots were richer in Agelenidae, Clubionidae, Dysderidae, Gnaphosidae, Linyphiidae, Pisauridae and Salticidae. Principal species of the young and older plots were identified using multivariate analysis.

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“…Concerning spiders, Sackett et al (2007), Marko et al (2010) and Pascual et al (2010) observed a reduction of density of spiders in crop fields. Spiders are generalist predators with important predatory action in agroecosystems and ability to reduce the populations of various insect pests (Marc et al, 1999;Nyffeler and Sunderland, 2003;Riechert and Lockley, 1984).…”

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