Spiders are nature’s pesticide
Spiders are nature’s natural pest control agents. But with the use of some pesticides these natural insect predators become less aggressive when subjected to certain insecticides. This insect naturally fills the role that the pesticide is designed to fill. Males exposed to insecticide were able to continue to capture prey as they had before, but “lost” their personality type when exploring their environment. Individual females, on the other hand, were much more affected in their ability to capture prey. By looking at the way that insecticides affect individual spider behaviors, rather than averaging out the effects on the spider population as a whole, some significant effects can be seen. Scientists can measure the effects of insecticides before any effects on the spider population as a whole are detected; it’s raising some red flags.
