Differential parasitism of native and invasive widow spider egg sacs

MA Mowery, V Arabesky, Y Lubin… - Behavioral Ecology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
During colonization, invasive species establish and spread to new locations, where they
may have an advantage over native species. One such advantage may be avoidance of …

Parasitoid development and superparasitism in invasive versus native widow spider host egg sacs

JA Daniel, V Arabesky, T Rozenberg, Y Lubin… - Biological …, 2023 - Springer
The brown widow spider, Latrodectus geometricus, is a hazardous and highly invasive
species globally. One of the suggested mechanisms enhancing this spider's invasiveness is …

Offspring mortality factors and parental care efficiency of the spider Manogea porracea (Araneidae) in the Brazilian savanna

A Quero, MO Gonzaga… - Ethology Ecology & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The expressions of parental care can vary in space and time because factors driving
offspring mortality depend on variable abiotic and biotic conditions. Manogea porracea is a …

Invasive brown widow spiders avoid parasitism despite high densities

MA Mowery, V Arabesky, T Rozenberg, Y Lubin… - Oecologia, 2023 - Springer
Invasive species are sometimes less susceptible to natural enemies compared to native
species, but the mechanism is often unclear. Here we tested two potential mechanisms for …

On baeine wasps (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) as egg parasitoids of myrmecomorph spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from India, along with description of a new species …

R Debnath, K Rajmohana, S Sen, A Shabnam… - Zoologischer …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study documents novel egg parasitoid-host associations between two genera of
baeine wasps and a myrmecomorph spider, Myrmaplata plataleoides (O. Pickard …

Microhabitat use and artificial-light related occurrence of the brown widow spider Latrodectus geometricus in a newly invaded area of the inland Kanto region, Japan

H Katahira, Y Sawada, K Onuma, S Tsuno… - Medical Entomology …, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
e invasion of the brown widow spider into Japan was rst recorded in 1995. Since then, its
establishment has been recognized mainly in major port areas, but further invasions are …