landscape factors associated with increased levels of pest control by the natural enemy
complex were identified. During 2 years, egg batches of Mamestra brassicae on cards were
placed in 42 organic Brussels sprout fields in The Netherlands. After 2 days in the field
predation and parasitism rates (7.2 and 12.4%, respectively) were found to be related to
landscape variables at a scale of 0.3, 1, 2 and 10km. Predation rates were positively …