Refugia Preferences by the Spiders Loxosceles reclusa and Loxosceles laeta (araneae: Sicariidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-41

  Vetter, Richard S ^a   Rust, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachnida; Brown recluse spider; Loxosceles; Spider control; Urban entomology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT CONTROL; PHYSIOLOGY; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT CONTROL; SPIDERS;

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; LOXOSCELES; LOXOSCELES LAETA; LOXOSCELES RECLUSA; SICARIIDAE;

EID: 38949175767     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[36:RPBTSL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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