Spiders in Strawberry Fields

 

An ecological study of the spider population in strawberries with special reference to the role of Pardosa crassipalpis Purcell (Araneae: Lycosidae) in the control of Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval was undertaken.

Further reading:

Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. 1977. The biology of Pardosa crassipalpis Purcell (Araneae: Lycosidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 40: 225-236.

Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. 1979. Spider communities in strawberry beds: seasonal changes in numbers and species composition. Phytophylactica 11: 1-4.

Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. 1979. A simple technique to study feeding behaviour of spiders on mites. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society. 4(8): 349.

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