Widow Spider Parasitoids Philolema latrodecti (Fullaway) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) and Baeus latrodecti Dozier (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Platygastridae)

Christopher S. Bibbs and Lyle J. Buss

Release Date: 2/6/2019

Reviewed At: 7/14/2022

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in919-2012

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY515, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2012. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/.

About the Authors

Christopher S. Bibbs; and Lyle J. Buss, senior biological scientist, Entomology and Nematology Department; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Bibbs, C. S., & Buss, L. J. (2012). Widow Spider Parasitoids Philolema latrodecti (Fullaway) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) and Baeus latrodecti Dozier (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Platygastridae). EDIS, 2012(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in919-2012