Group-Living Spider <i>Cyrtophora citricola</i> as a Potential Novel Biological Control Agent of the Tomato Pest <i>Tuta absoluta</i>

Group-Living Spider <i>Cyrtophora citricola</i> as a Potential Novel Biological Control Agent of the Tomato Pest <i>Tuta absoluta</i>

Group-living spiders may be uniquely suited for controlling flying insect pests, as their high tolerance for conspecifics and low levels of cannibalism result in large, predator dense capture webs. In laboratory settings, we tested the ability of the facultatively communal spider, <i>Cyrtophor...

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Main Authors: Thomas A. Roberts-McEwen, Ella K. Deutsch, Monica A. Mowery, Lena Grinsted
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
sociality
communal
colonial spiders
predator-prey
food security
pesticide resistance
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/1/34

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