Spider Populations in Grain Sorghums1
- 15 May 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 61 (3) , 567-571
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/61.3.567
Abstract
Spiders have been observed on grain sorghum plants throughout the growing season. There is little information in the literature on the economic importance of spiders in crop plants. Information on spider species present, occurrence throughout the growing season, and abundance is presented. Feeding tests, with insects commonly found in sorghum fields, as food, were conducted in the laboratory, and observations on spider feeding in the field were made. From these data it was concluded that spiders play an important role in insect control in grain sorghums.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Some Predators and Scavengers Feeding upon Pink Bollworm MothsJournal of Economic Entomology, 1961
- Natural Control of Eggs and First Instar Larvae of Heliothis armigera1Journal of Economic Entomology, 1943