LIFE CYCLE OF THE SPIDER, UROCTEA LIMBATA (C.L. KOCH) (ARANEAE: OECOBIIDAE) IN EGYPT
SALLAM, G., ABD EL-AZIM, N., MOHAFEZ, M. (2015). LIFE CYCLE OF THE SPIDER, UROCTEA LIMBATA (C.L. KOCH) (ARANEAE: OECOBIIDAE) IN EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 93(3), 743-748. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2015.155409
GIHAN M. SALLAM; NAHLA A. ABD EL-AZIM; MOHAMED A. MOHAFEZ. "LIFE CYCLE OF THE SPIDER, UROCTEA LIMBATA (C.L. KOCH) (ARANEAE: OECOBIIDAE) IN EGYPT". EKB Journal Management System, 93, 3, 2015, 743-748. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2015.155409
SALLAM, G., ABD EL-AZIM, N., MOHAFEZ, M. (2015). 'LIFE CYCLE OF THE SPIDER, UROCTEA LIMBATA (C.L. KOCH) (ARANEAE: OECOBIIDAE) IN EGYPT', EKB Journal Management System, 93(3), pp. 743-748. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2015.155409
SALLAM, G., ABD EL-AZIM, N., MOHAFEZ, M. LIFE CYCLE OF THE SPIDER, UROCTEA LIMBATA (C.L. KOCH) (ARANEAE: OECOBIIDAE) IN EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 2015; 93(3): 743-748. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2015.155409

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, Page 743-748  XML PDF (503.55 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2015.155409
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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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