Evaluating Spiders for their Potential to Control Cabbage White Butterflies (Pieris rapae)

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Title:	Evaluating Spiders for their Potential to Control Cabbage White Butterflies (Pieris rapae)
Author:	Hooks, Cerruti R2; Pandey, Raju R; Johnson, Marshall W
Date:	2007-05
Publisher:	University of Hawaii
Citation:	Hooks CR, Pandy R, Jonson MW. 2007. Evaluating spiders for their potential to control cabbage white butterflies (Pieris rapae). Honolulu (HI): University of Hawaii. 4 p. (Insect Pests; IP-25).
Abstract:	Field experiments revealed that presence of spiders increased mortality of butterfly eggs and improved brocolli yield.
Series/Report No.:	Insect Pests 25
Pages/Duration:	4 pages
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/12290
Keywords:	Araneae, Pieris rapae, Hawaii, pest management, Brassica oleracea, biological control