Predatory characteristics of ant-eating Zodarion spiders (Araneae: Zodariidae): Potential biological control agents

Biological Control

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 196-203

  Pekár, Stano ^a  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biological control; Formicidae; Functional response; Pest; Predation; Prey specificity; Zodarion rubidum; Zodarion styliferum

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; FORMICA; FORMICIDAE; FORMICINAE; LASIUS; MESSOR; MONOMORIUM; MYRMICINAE; TETRAMORIUM; ZODARIIDAE;

EID: 22444449559     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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