Commercial farming practices often use a cocktail of herbicides to control weeds. These herbicides can have unintended, sometimes surprising consequences on beneficial spiders. This talk will discuss a series of formal laboratory experiments that examines the effects of chronic exposure to a variety of herbicides on spiders that live within these systems.
Virtual American Entomological Society Meeting
January 26, 2022
Wednesday, 4 pm EST
Meeting Topic:
Lethal and sublethal effects of herbicides on spiders: Hidden costs to beneficial agrobionts
Virtual meeting link will be emailed to all members prior to the date.
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Guest Speaker
Dr. Matthew Persons
Professor of Biology, Susquehanna University
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