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Resource Manual on IPPM in Vegetable
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Name: Eumenes sp.
Family: Vespidae
Order: Hymenoptera
Caterpillars make up a large part of the diet of vespid wasps. Large
caterpillars are chewed up and carried away piece by piece.
Caterpillars are also fed to developing larvae of predatory wasps.
Name: Euborellia sp.
Family: Carcinophoridae
Order: Dermaptera
Members of this order are commonly referred to as earwigs.
Although some species are plant feeders, others are voracious
predators. They hide in the soil or plant parts until night time
when they search plants for eggs, larvae and nymphs of smaller
soft-bodied insects.
SPIDERS
Spiders comprise a large and very diverse group of beneficial arthropods in vegetable
crops and soybeans. Their predatory habits and abundance make them very important in
controlling populations of pests and keeping them from reaching damaging levels. Their
behavior in capturing prey varies with the species. Many are active at night. They
actively stalk their prey while others wait for prey to come close before moving for the
kill. Even though the spider fauna is rich and diverse in Southeast Asia, only a few
species are presented here.
Name: Argiope trifasciata (Forskal)
Family: Araneidae
Order: Araneae
This adult female garden spider secures her elongated and light
brown egg cocoon in the center of the web. Like other garden
spiders A. trifasciata captures her prey using a web.
Name: Leucauge decorata (Blackwall)
Family: Tetragnathidae
Order: Araneae
Tetragnathid spiders catch their prey through
their webs but may hunt their prey or they
may lie in wait for an unsuspecting victim to
pass nearby.
Name: Marpissa sp.
Family: Salticidae
Order: Araneae
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