Temporal and spatial niche dynamics of spiders and their control effects on cotton bollworms in transgenic Bt cotton fields.
Author of the article:LIU Wan-Xue,HOU Mao-Lin,WAN Fang-Hao,WANG Fu-Lian
Author's Workplace:1.(Institute of Biological Control, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China); 2.(Institute of Biological Control of Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China)
Key Words:Transgenic Bt cotton field; spider; temporal and spatial niche; control effect
Abstract:A systematic survey of transgenic Bt cotton fields in Hebei Province during 1998~1999 showed that the total number of spiders was 3984/100 plants, accounting for 49.7% of the total number of predators present. The dominant species, Achaearanea tepidar