He Maintenance of populations and diversity of spiders in the fields can help the damage caused by pests And possibly lead to higher yields for farmers.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Herbivore insects, such as aphids, caterpillars and gorges, destroy about one fifth of the world production of crops every year.
Weld Spiders like insect predators are not only an important part of the food chainBut they work together so that people improve their crops because they play an important role in the control of vermin and therefore prevent the use of pesticides.
Spiders on Balearic Islands
The Ministry of Agriculture, the Fisheries and the Natural Environment, via the Species Protection Service and with the cooperation of the Societat d’Elòria Natural de Les Balears (SHNB), has edited two informative posters The spider species of the Balearic Islands, an animal group from which around 400 species are known in the archipelago.
In the presentation, the general director of natural environment and forest management, Anna Torres, emphasized that «the most important goal is to Knowledge of this group».
The posters collect a broad representation of the species of Spin of the Balearic Islands. To select them, it was followed The criteria of the largest species, the most common and the usual in the caveS, as well as some species introduced with special meaning or the exclusive endemic of the Balearic Islands.
The illustrations and design of the posters are the work of the cartoonist and entomologist Xavier Canyelles, and the images van accompanied by a brief description of the characteristics of each speciesThanks to the scientific advice of Guillem X. Pons, Doctor of Biology and Professor of the Geography department of the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB).
These two New posters of the spiders of the Balearic Islands are added to that already edited by the General Directorate of Natural Environment and Forest Management Dedicated to the pollinators of the archipelago (bees, wasps, alarms, butterflies and beetles).
People who are interested in obtaining these two posters can ask them by e -mail ([email protected]). Moreover, they can also be downloaded for free PDF format of the website of the species protection (in particular.caib.es)).