Attraction of female Chiracanthium mildei(Araneae: Clubionidae) to olfactory cues from maleMediterranean fruit flies Ceratitis capitata(Diptera: Tephritidae) |
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Authors: | R. Kaspi |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Entomology, The Hebrew University ofJerusalem, Rehovot, Israel |
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Abstract: | Chiracanthium mildei, a common sac spider (Clubionidae) in Israel, is an important predator of pest insects in citrus and apple orchards. Field observations indicate that the females of this hunting spider are attracted to traps containing the parapheromone trimedlure and males of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata),which were caught in these traps. Laboratory testsshow that C. mildei females are attractedto olfactory cues from male C. capitata, but notto trimedlure. This suggests that C. mildeimay be an important nocturnal predator of C.capitata. |
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Keywords: | attraction field trapping Mediterranean fruit fly olfaction predatory spider Clubionidae Tephritidae Ceratitis capitata Chiracanthium mildei |
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