Hobo Spider Web Site: References to Hobo Spider Literature

REFERENCES TO HOBO SPIDER LITERATURE

This is currently a partial listing of journal articles, university extension bulletins, fact sheets and other publications dealing with the hobo spider and hobo spider poisoning. Some of the medical articles listed were published before the hobo spider became the known as the principle cause of necrotic arachnidism in the northwestern U.S. and adjacent Canada; these articles reported hobo spider bites as Loxosceles (brown recluse spider) bites. Many of the articles listed here can be obtained at university libraries, but some are difficult to find, and must be obtained from the source of production, or from the author. All are listed in order of the date of publication, with the most recent appearing at the top of the list. This list will be updated as further articles are published. ************************************************************************************************

Johnson, J.H., Bloomquist, J.R., Krapcho, K.J., Kral, R.M. Jr., Trovato, R., Eppler, K.G., Morgan, T.K. and DelMar, E.G. (1998): Novel insecticidal peptides from Tegenaria agrestis spider venom may have a direct effect on the insect central nervous system. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 38(1), pp. 19-31.
Vest, D.K. and Peterson, V.A. (1998): Some common spiders of southern Idaho. University of Idaho Cooperative Extension System MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM handout. Version 2.0, March, 1998. Bonneville County Extension Office, Idaho Falls, Idaho U.S.A. Several previous versions.
Breene, R.G. (1997): Recluse spiders and the hobo spider in North America. American Tarantula Society manual. This manual includes a bibliography. It can be obtained from the American Tarantula Society bookstore.
Hughes, P.R., Wood, H.A., Breen, J.P., Simpson, S.F., Dugan, A.J. and Dybas, J.A. (1997): Enhanced bioactivity of recombinant baculoviruses expressing insect-specific spider toxins in lepidopteran crop pests. Invertebrate Pathology. 69(2), pp. 112-118 (March).
Vest, D.K., Keene, W.E., Heumann, M. and Kaufman, S. (1996): Necrotic arachnidism -- Pacific Northwest, 1988-1996. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 45(21), pp. 433-436. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.), May 31, 1996. A copy of this issue may be downloaded as a PDF file from the Centers for Disease Control. In order to view this file, you will need an Adobe Acrobat PDF reader, which may be downloaded free of charge from the same site, or directly from Adobe.
Blackman, J.R. (1995): Spider Bites. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice. 8(4), pp. 288-294 (July).
Finnegan, B. (1995): Hobo spider (Aggressive House Spider). Just the Facts - Sheet. University of Idaho Cooperative Extension System, Bingham County Office, Blackfoot, Idaho U.S.A.
Unlisted Author (1995): Hobo spider (Tegenaria agrestis), funnel web weavers. University of Idaho Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet. Bonneville County Extension Office, Idaho Falls, Idaho U.S.A.
Akre, R.D. and Myhre, E.A. (1994): The great spider whodunit. Pest Control Technology. (22)4, pp. 44-46, 50. (April, 1994)
Fisher, R.G., Kelly, P., Krober, M.S., Weir, M.R. and Jones, R. (1994): Necrotic Arachnidism. Western Journal of Medicine. (160)6, pp. 570-572.
Baird, C.R. and Akre, R.D. (1993): Range extension of the aggressive house spider Tegenaria agrestis into southern Idaho, Utah, and Montana during 1992 and 1993. Proclamation of the Washington State Entomological Society. Vol. 55, pp. 996-1000.
Baird, C.R., Stoltz, B. and Sandvol, L. (1993): Update on the aggressive house spider, Tegenaria agrestis, in southern and eastern Idaho. Current Information Series 414 (revised). University of Idaho. (August 25, 1993)
Roe, A.H. (1993): The aggressive house spider (hobo spider). Fact Sheet No. 86. Extension Entomology, Utah State University Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Biology, Utah State University (Logan, Utah, U.S.A.). (August, 1993).
Vest, D.K. (1993): Differential diagnoses of necrotic arachnidism in the northwestern United States. American Arachnology. Vol. 48, pp. 10. American Arachnological Society. (abstract)
Vest, D.K. (1993): Protracted reactions following probable hobo spider (Tegenaria agrestis) envenomation. American Arachnology. Vol. 48, pp. 10. American Arachnological Society. (abstract)
Akre, R.D. and Myhre, E.A. (1991): Biology and medical importance of the aggressive house spider, Tegenaria agrestis, in the Pacific Northwest (Arachnida: Araneae: Agelenidae). Melanderia. (47), pp. 1-30.
Vest, D.K. (1991): Venomous and immunoreactive bites and stings in the northwestern United States. Idaho Herp News. (5)1. Idaho Herpetological Society.
Vest, D.K. (1989): Emergent patterns in the occurrence and severity of probable hobo spider (Tegenaria agrestis) envenomation in humans. Toxicon. 27(1), pp. 84. (abstract)
Baldwin, G.A., Smith, D.F. and Fike, S.D. (1988): Loxoscelism in Canada. Canadian Medical Association Journal. Vol. 138, pp.521-522.
Crawford R. and Vest, D.K. (1988): The hobo spider and other European house spiders. Burke Museum Educational Bulletin No. 1. Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Vest, D.K. (1987): Envenomation by Tegenaria agrestis (Walckenaer) spiders in rabbits. Toxicon. 25(2), pp. 221-224.
Vest, D.K. (1987): Necrotic arachnidism in the northwest United States and its probable relationship to Tegenaria agrestis (Walckenaer) spiders. Toxicon. 25(2), pp. 175-184.
Wand, M. (1972) : Necrotic arachnidism: A new entity in the northwest. Northwest Medicine. Vol. 72, pp.292-295.

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