Abstract:The daily predation of spiders to planthopper in paddy field was estim ated during 2000-01 using the method called pulse sampling (i.e. calculating th e number of planthopper preyed during time t to tΔt, based on the diffe rence be tween the planthopper number at time t and tΔt). Planthopper numbers w ere reco rded by killing with the insecticide (dichlorvos), and investigation was conduct ed successively for several days. In order to estimate daily predation, several supplementary experiments were also c...