Title: Biological Control Perspective of Synema Decoratum (Araenae: Thomisidae) against Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Abstract: Thomisidae) against Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).The experiment was carried in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with ten replications.The studies revealed that the predatory potential of spiders differed from 30 to 100% i.e. the feeding rate of the spider at different prey density ranged from 1 to 3.05 tobacco caterpillars/day.Further, the logistic analysis showed that S. decoratum fall under III type of the functional response, according to its species and guild functions.