Stručni rad

Black Widow, Appearance and Fighting: Our Experience

Nediljko Landeka
Jasminka Plenković

Sažetak

Between 1995 and 2002, a massive appearance of black widow (Latrodectus mactans tredecimguttatus, Rossi 1790) was recorded along the Croatian coast. This paper gives a historical review of latrodectism and observations from Istria and Dalmatia, paying particular attention to the spider's habitat. There are several reasons for the black widow to appear in a new habitat such as the introduction of leguminous plants, watermelons and melons where crops were grown earlier.Black widow can also be found near buildings and gardens. Human contacts with the spider are usually without consequences for humans, thanks to education and a relatively good visibility of the spider. The authors describe their experience in fighting black widow and emphasise the importance of education in preventing lactrodectism.

Ključne riječi

fighting; habitat; lactrodectism; prevention; urbanisation

Hrčak ID:

367

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/367

Datum izdavanja:

23.9.2003.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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