Assortment of Spiders in Agricultural Fields of Tahsil Achalpur, District Amravati.(M. S.)

ABSTRACT Spiders are one of the most diverse animal groups in the World. Spiders play an important role as stabilizing agents or regulators of insect populations in agro and other terrestrial ecosystems. Thus their presence in an ecosystem may well influence the population dynamics of other arthropods present. Spiders play an important role in insect pest control without any harm to agricultural fields. Recently in agricultural fields reduced pesticide use and ecological sustainability have led to increased interest in spiders as potential natural biological pest control agents. Spider species abundance in agro-ecosystem can be high as undisturbed natural ecosystem. Spiders act as pest control creature, which feeds on crop destructive insects. Spiders are beneficial bio-control agent of insect pest in agro-ecosystem. A survey of Spiders was carried out in Agricultural Fields of Achalpur, Amravati District during August2024 – January 2025. During the present study I have reported 204 species of Spiders belonging to 14 Families and 67genera. Spiders of Families Araneidae, Eresidae, Gnaphosidae, Hersilidae, Lycosidae, Oxyopidae, Philodromidae, Saltisidae, Scytodidae, Sparassidae, Tetragnathidae, Theridiidae, Thomisidae and Uloboridaewere recorded during the investigation.This article presents a study on the distribution and current status of spider families in these agricultural fields ofAchalpur, Amravati District. Keywords: Assortment, Agricultural Fields, Spiders, Achalpur.