Global patterns in the biocontrol efficacy of spiders: A meta‐analysis

By Radek Michalko, S. Pekár, Martin Dul'a, M. Entling. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2019

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We performed a meta-analysis of 58 published studies where we investigated (a) the overall effect of spiders on pest density and crop performance; (b) the extent to which the biocontrol efficacy of spiders depends on the taxonomy of pests (aphids, leafhoppers, beetles, and lepidopteran larvae), the hunting strategy of spiders (hunters, web-weavers), crop type (vine, cabbage, wheat, rice), climate, and geography.

Subfields: Insect Science, Plant Science

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