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Feeding preferences of the spider Misumenops pallidus (Araneae: Thomisidae) on potential prey insects from alfalfa crops

dc.creatorCheli, Germán Horacio
dc.creatorArmendano, Andrea Viviana
dc.creatorGonzález, Alda
dc.date2006-06
dc.date2023-08-04T18:24:16Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-24T03:26:39Z
dc.date.available2024-07-24T03:26:39Z
dc.identifierhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/155941
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/9534173
dc.descriptionThe spider Misumenops pallidus (Thomisidae) is commonly found in alfalfa crops. We studied its predatory preferences on potential insect prey, particularly regarding agroecosystems pests. Two kinds of tests were done under normal laboratory conditions: simultaneous presentation of prey (n= 215) and alternative prey test (n= 45). The spiders preferred insects that were mobile, small, without defensive glands and with thin exoskeletons. According to the amount of prey consumed, we established four predation levels: high (> 55%, on adult Drosophila melanogaster flies); intermediate (30% -55% on the defoliator larvae of Rachiplusia nu and adult heteropterans: Horciasinus argentinus and Halticus spegazzinii); and low (10%- 30% on the chrysomelids Colapsis sp. and Diabrotica speciosa). The pentatomid Piezodorus guildinii, the curculionid Naupactus sp. and the aphid Acyrthosiphom pisum were not accepted as food. Once the spider captured a prey item it did not accept another, independently of prey item species (82% of trials).
dc.descriptionCentro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores
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dc.format505-513
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dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
dc.subjectCiencias Naturales
dc.subjectAraneae
dc.subjectThomisidae
dc.subjectMisumenops pallidus
dc.subjectPredation
dc.subjectPrey preference
dc.subjectAlfalfa
dc.titlePreferencia alimentaria de arañas Misumenops pallidus (Araneae: Thomisidae) sobre potenciales insectos presa de cultivos de alfalfa
dc.titleFeeding preferences of the spider Misumenops pallidus (Araneae: Thomisidae) on potential prey insects from alfalfa crops
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