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Abstract

The study was conducted in almond orchards contaminated with Cimbex quadrimaculata (Müller, 1766) (Hymenoptera: Cimbicidae) in Diyarbakır and Elazığ provinces between 2019-2021.Predatory spider species that feed on C. quadrimaculata, an important pest of almond trees, were determined.Spider species that feed on different biological stages of the pest were collected with the help of beating umbrella, pooter and fine-tipped tweezers, brought to the laboratory and taken into 70% ethanol.Among these species, Araneus marmoreus