Do spiders (Araneae) feed on rose leafhopper (Edwardsiana rosae; Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) pests of apple trees?

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 243-251

  Wisniewska, Joanna ^a   Prokopy, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Apple orchards; Cicadellidae; Edwardsiana rosae; Feeding tests; Philodromidae; Salticidae; Spiders

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; AUCHENORRHYNCHA; CICADELLIDAE; EDWARDSIANA; EDWARDSIANA ROSAE; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PHILODROMIDAE; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 0005622728     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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