Observations on phenology and overwintering of spiders associated with apple and pear orchards in south-central Washington

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 565-573

  Miliczky, Eugene R ^a   Horton, David R ^a   Calkins, Carrol O ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Araneae; Life history; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; LINYPHIIDAE; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MEIONETA; MISUMENOPS; OXYOPES SCALARIS; PELEGRINA; PHILODROMIDAE; PHILODROMUS CESPITUM; PYRUS; SALTICIDAE; SASSACUS PAPENHOEI; THERIDION; XYSTICUS;

EID: 57149135143     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/T07-29.1     Document Type: Article

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