[PDF][PDF] Flora surrounding rice fields as a source of alternative prey for coccinellids feeding on the pests of rice.

C Shanker, L Chintagunta… - European Journal …, 2018 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Coccinellids are effective predators and a key component of the predator guild in rice
ecosystems. In order to enhance their efficacy, a study was undertaken to assess the …

Response of ground spiders to local and landscape factors in a Mexican coffee landscape

L Marín, SM Philpott, A De la Mora, GI Núñez… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2016 - Elsevier
In order to secure the provisioning of ecosystem services, detailed analyses of the
relationship between biodiversity and agriculture are required. We studied ground spider …

Functional significance of Micraspis discolor (F.) (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) in rice ecosystem

C Shanker, M Mohan, M Sampathkumar… - Journal of Applied …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Coccinellids are key predators that are conserved and augmented in agricultural
ecosystems, to achieve biological control of pests. Actual quantification of field predation has …

A positive association between ants and spiders and potential mechanisms driving the pattern

L Marín, D Jackson, I Perfecto - Oikos, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Biotic interactions play a central role in determining species distribution and abundance.
Some ants act as keystone species affecting the distribution and abundance of other …

Impact of withdrawal of pesticide application against papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink on the biodiversity of natural enemy …

A Regupathy, R Ayyasamy - 2011 - indianjournals.com
Observations on the incidence of mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara
de Willink and spider and ants associated with it were recorded in 10 papaya fields each …

[PDF][PDF] BASELINE OBSERVATIONS ON THE COMMON FUNNEL WEB SPIDER Hippasa agelinoides Simon, 1884 (ARANEAE: LYCOSIDAE)

AS Jeevan Chakravarthy, M Jayashankar… - researchgate.net
Lycosidae or wolf spiders are one of the most diverse family and are free living, litter and
ground dwellers found worldwide with 2399 species under 120 genera (World Spider …

[PDF][PDF] and B. Doddabasappa

NE Thyagaraj, GVM Reddy, SO Naik - Economic and Ecological … - researchgate.net
Traditional coffee plantations contain a high biodiversity of plants and animals including
arthropods. The biodiversity is significantly reduced when the system is modernised …

Arthropod Communities in Coffee: A Habitat Mimicking Tropical Forests

NE Thyagaraj, GVM Reddy, SO Naik… - … of Arthropods in …, 2016 - Springer
Traditional coffee plantations contain a high biodiversity of plants and animals including
arthropods. The biodiversity is significantly reduced when the system is modernised …