SALLAM, G., ABD EL-AZIM, N., MOHAFEZ, M. (2015). LIFE CYCLE OF THE SPIDER, UROCTEA LIMBATA (C.L. KOCH) (ARANEAE: OECOBIIDAE) IN EGYPT. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 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". Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 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', Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 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. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 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
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.
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