Publication details
Can agrobiont spiders (Araneae) avoid a surface with pesticide residues?
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| Year of publication | 2005 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Pest Management Science |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | APPLE ORCHARDS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; INSECTICIDES; TOXICITY; SUSCEPTIBILITY; COCCINELLIDAE; ARTHROPODS; MANAGEMENT; CITRUS; TESTS |
| Description | Integrated pest management includes the use of various pesticides that can have a detrimental effect on spiders. A pesticide can express its activity directly or via residues. Most of the attention paid to the impact of pesticides on spiders has investigated the effects of direct exposure. Our aim in this study was to investigate the residual activity (repellency and toxicity) of selected pesticides on six principal species of spider occurring in an apple orchard. Four of these species (Clubiona spp., Pardosa spp., Philodromus spp., Xysticus spp.) are hunting spiders, and two species (Dictyna spp., Theridion spp.) are web-building. We were interested to see whether these spiders could avoid a surface with residues and to examine their susceptibilities to fresh and 1-day-old residues. |
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