Pesticide residues are an important topic in many environmental studies, but little is known
about the effects of pesticide residues of different ages on beneficial arthropods. Therefore …

Urbanization can affect arthropod abundance in different ways. While species with narrow
habitat range and low dispersal ability often respond negatively to urban environments …

Whole ecosystem-based approaches are becoming increasingly common in pest
management within agricultural systems. These strategies consider all trophic levels and …

Whether to reproduce once or multiple times (semelparity vs. iteroparity) is a major life-
history decision that organisms have to take. Mode of parity is usually considered a species …

European earwig, Forficula auricularia L.(Dermaptera: Forficulidae), is an omnivore found in
fruit orchards and vineyards worldwide. Earwigs are predators in many crop systems, but …

Abstract The common European earwig, Forficula auricularia L.(Dermaptera), is an
important generalist predator in apple and pear orchards, regulating populations of several …

Simple Summary Biological control, which is the use of natural enemies to regulate crop
pests, is considered a key aspect of integrated pest management. In pome fruit (apple and …

In agroecosystems, omnivores can be beneficial predators or harmful herbivores. In apple
orchards, the omnivorous European earwig (Forficula auricularia) is thought to be a key …

Simple Summary The woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) is a worldwide pest that
causes damage to shoots, branches, trunks, and roots and reduces the capacity of apple …

Although inbreeding is commonly known to depress individual fitness, the severity of
inbreeding depression varies considerably across species. Among the factors contributing to …