How to catch foliage-dwelling spiders (Araneae) in maize fields and their margins: A comparison of two sampling methods

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 128, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 501-509

  Ludy, C ^a   Lang, A ^a  

^a Institute of Plant Protection   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drop cloth sampling; Field margins; Seasonal dynamics; Species richness; Spider abundance; Suction sampling; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FOLIAGE; MAIZE; SAMPLING; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; LINYPHIIDAE; TETRAGNATHIDAE; THERIDIIDAE; URTICA; URTICA DIOICA; URTICACEAE; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4043067141     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2004.00880.x     Document Type: Article

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