Role of parasitoids and landscape structure in aphid population dynamics in winter canola

NC Elliott, KL Giles, KA Baum, SD Elzay, GF Backoulou - Biological Control, 2023 - Elsevier
Three aphid species infest winter canola, Brassica napus L. fields in central Oklahoma and
are serious pests: the cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae L., green peach aphid, Myzus …

Aphid parasitism in winter wheat fields in a heterogeneous agricultural landscape

NC Elliott, KL Giles, KA Baum, SD Elzay… - Journal of Economic …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The number, timing, and fitness of colonizing parasitoids in fields of ephemeral crops often
depend on factors external to the fields. We investigated cereal aphid parasitism in 23 winter …

Assessing spider (Araneae) diversity and pitfall trap retention in canola (Brassica napus L.) agroecosystems in north-central Alberta, Canada

K Kent - 2024 - era.library.ualberta.ca
Little is understood about the role of spiders (Araneae), their community composition, and
predator-prey interactions in canola agroecosystems. Understanding these relationships …