Predatory potential of three hunting spiders inhabiting the rice ecosystems

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-225

  Tahir, Hafiz Muhammad ^a   Butt, Abida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Hunting spiders; Natural enemies; Predators; Predatory potential; Rice pests

Indexed keywords

CROP PEST; LABORATORY METHOD; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; PREDATOR; PREY PREFERENCE; RICE; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; AUCHENORRHYNCHA; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; LYCOSA; LYCOSIDAE; OXYOPES JAVANUS; OXYOPIDAE; PARDOSA BIRMANICA;

EID: 67649934108     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-008-0242-9     Document Type: Article

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