Spider Fauna of Almond Orchards in Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia

Authors : Halil BOLU, İnanç ÖZGEN, Abdullah BAYRAM

Pages : 263-270

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This research was carried out in almond orchards insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Amygdalus sp.); in Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia in 2003 in order to determine the spider fauna. Among the 129 specimens collected, 21 species belonging to 16 genera and 9 families were recorded at 10 localities with more spiders in the almond orchards in these regions. Among the species, Atea sturmi insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Hahn, 1831); is a new record for the araneo-fauna of Turkey. The study was the first on spider fauna in almond orchards in Turkey.
Keywords : Spider, Araneae, almond orchard, fauna, bio control, Turkey