Winter activity of Clubiona spiders and their potential for
pest control

J 2022

Winter activity of Clubiona spiders and their potential for pest control

MICHÁLEK, Ondřej; Domagoj GAJSKI and Stanislav PEKÁR

Basic information

Original name

Winter activity of Clubiona spiders and their potential for pest control

Authors

MICHÁLEK, Ondřej (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution); Domagoj GAJSKI (191 Croatia, belonging to the institution) and Stanislav PEKÁR (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Journal of Thermal Biology, Elsevier, 2022, 0306-4565

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

10613 Zoology

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.700

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/22:00127684

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2022.103295

UT WoS

000879766500001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85135724502

Keywords in English

Biological control; Cacopsylla; Low temperature; Overwintering; Predation activity; Prey

Abstract

In the original language

Winter-active arthropod predators (like vegetation-dwelling spiders) significantly suppress pest populations during winter in pome fruit orchards in Central Europe. Clubiona spiders are very abundant in orchards and have been observed to be active during winter. Here, we performed laboratory experiments to assess the movement and predation activity of clubionids at low temperatures. In addition, we also assessed prey survival (psyllids and crickets). We revealed that Clubiona spiders actively moved even at a temperature below 0 °C. Pest prey (Cacopsylla sp.) was able to survive at low temperatures, but crickets died at 3 and -1 °C. Overall Clubiona activity was very low but present during the whole observation period of five days. The predation activity of Clubiona declined with lower temperatures for both cricket and pest (Cacopsylla sp.) prey. Nevertheless, 44% and 25% of Clubiona individuals captured and consumed psyllid and cricket prey, respectively, even at the lowest temperature of −1 °C. Our results show that Clubiona spiders are active predators at low temperatures and, therefore, should contribute to the suppression of overwintering pest populations.

Links

QK1910296, research and development project

Name: Efektivita nových postupů regulace škodlivých činitelů v ovocnářství (Acronym: Biosady)

Investor: Ministry of Agriculture of the CR

Cite

MICHÁLEK, Ondřej; Domagoj GAJSKI and Stanislav PEKÁR. Winter activity of Clubiona spiders and their potential for pest control. Journal of Thermal Biology. Elsevier, 2022, vol. 108, August, p. 1-6. ISSN 0306-4565. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2022.103295.

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MICHÁLEK, Ondřej; Domagoj GAJSKI and Stanislav PEKÁR. Winter activity of Clubiona spiders and their potential for pest control. \textit{Journal of Thermal Biology}. Elsevier, 2022, vol.~108, August, p.~1-6. ISSN~0306-4565. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2022.103295.

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