FIRST REPORT OF THE PREDATORY SPIDER, OXYOPES LINEATUS LATREILLE (ARANEA: OXYOPIDAE) FEEDING ON THE TOMATO LEAF MINER, TUTA ABSOLUTA (MEYRICK) (LEPIDOPTERA: GELECHIIDAE)

Elaheh Rostami | Hossein Madadi | Habib Abbasipour | Andrew G S Cuthbertson

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URL :   http://research.shahed.ac.ir/WSR/WebPages/Report/PaperView.aspx?PaperID=105878
Date :  2018/12/16
Publish in :     Fresenius Environmental Bulletin- Advances in Food Sciences


Keywords :LEAF

Abstract :

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The Lynx spider belonging to the family Oxyopidae is an important hunting spider. Members Of this family are all predatory in nature, attacklng many herbivorous pests. This is the first report on the occurrence of the predatory spider, Oxyapes lineatus (Araneae: Oxyopidae) predating on tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidac) flom Iran. Oxynpes lineatus was found in both tomato greenhouses and open fields during the summer of 2015. The spider was observed to attack and consume T. absolura. It would appear that this spider can be considered a natural control agent against tomato leaf miner; helping to naturally improve suppression of T. absolu,a populations.