LIFE CYCLE OF THE SPIDER, UROCTEA LIMBATA (C.L. KOCH) (ARANEAE: OECOBIIDAE) IN EGYPT | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||
| Article 4, Volume 93, Issue 3, September 2015, Pages 743-748 PDF (503.55 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2015.155409 | ||
| Authors | ||
| GIHAN M. SALLAM1; NAHLA A. ABD EL-AZIM1; MOHAMED A. MOHAFEZ2 | ||
| 1Plant Protection Research Institute, ARC, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||
| 2Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| he spiders, Uroctea limbata (C.L. Koch,1843), of family Oecobiidae, were collected from greenhouses in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Their life cycle was studied in laboratories at 26-28oC and 60-70% R.H. The male ones reached their maturity after 6-7 spiderling instars, with an average of 230.7±3.4 days, while the females after 7-8 spiderling instars with an average of (273.1±3.1 days). Spiders were fed on different instars of the cotton leaf worm. Food consumption and mating behaviour were observed. This study is a necessary step to know the role of the spider, U. limbata in the biological control, especially in greenhouses. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Spiders; Araneae; Oecobiidae; Uroctea limbata; life cycle; food consumption; Egypt | ||
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