ISSN:
1573-8248
Keywords:
attraction
;
field trapping
;
Mediterranean fruit fly
;
olfaction
;
predatory spider
;
Clubionidae
;
Tephritidae
;
Ceratitis capitata
;
Chiracanthium mildei
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract Chiracanthium mildei, a common sac spider (Clubionidae) in Israel, is an important predator of pest insects in citrus and apple orchards. Field observations indicate that the females of this hunting spider are attracted to traps containing the parapheromone trimedlure and males of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata),which were caught in these traps. Laboratory testsshow that C. mildei females are attractedto olfactory cues from male C. capitata, but notto trimedlure. This suggests that C. mildeimay be an important nocturnal predator of C.capitata.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1026593004360
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