The biocontrol potential of Philodromus (Araneae, Philodromidae) spiders for the suppression of pome fruit orchard pests

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Authors	MICHALKO Radek PEKÁR Stanislav
Year of publication	2015
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Biological Control
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Web	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1049964414002412
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.12.001
Field	Ecology
Keywords	Trophic niche; Diet; Euryphagy; Prey type; Prey size; Prey selection
Description	A number of different generalist (polyphagous) predators occur in agroecosystems. Yet their biocontrol potential has been little investigated in detail. Philodromus species (Philodromidae) belong to the dominant spider species occurring in commercial orchards. We studied in detail the trophic functional traits of Philodromus albidus, Philodromus aureolus, and Philodromus cespitum (Philodromidae).
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