Bottom-up effects are major ecological forces in crop–arthropod pest–natural enemy
multitrophic interactions. Over the past two decades, bottom-up effects have been …

Plants communicate via the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with many
animals as well as other plants. We still know little about how VOCs are perceived by …

Agriculture and climate change are characterized by a complex cause-effect relationship.
The agricultural sector generates significant quantities of gas emissions that affect climate …

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a leading complement and alternative to synthetic
pesticides and a form of sustainable intensification with particular importance for tropical …

Whether modern agriculture without conventional pesticides will be possible or not is a
matter of debate. The debate is meaningful within the context of rising health and …

Continued population growth, rapidly changing consumption patterns and the impacts of
climate change and environmental degradation are driving limited resources of food …

Conservation biological control (CBC) is a sustainable approach to pest management that
can contribute to a reduction in pesticide use as part of an Integrated Pest Management …

Concerns about sustainability in agricultural systems centre on the need to develop
technologies and practices that do not have adverse effects on environmental goods and …

Food insecurity is a chronic problem in Africa and is likely to worsen with climate change
and population growth. It is largely due to poor yields of the cereal crops caused by factors …

Despite a significant growth in food production over the past half-century, one of the most
important challenges facing society today is how to feed an expected population of some …