Habitat management to suppress pest populations: progress and prospects
Habitat management involving manipulation of farmland vegetation can exert direct
suppressive effects on pests and promote natural enemies. Advances in theory and practical …
suppressive effects on pests and promote natural enemies. Advances in theory and practical …
Forests are critically important to global pollinator diversity and enhance pollination in adjacent crops
Although the importance of natural habitats to pollinator diversity is widely recognized, the
value of forests to pollinating insects has been largely overlooked in many parts of the world …
value of forests to pollinating insects has been largely overlooked in many parts of the world …
A functional overview of conservation biological control
GS Begg, SM Cook, R Dye, M Ferrante, P Franck… - Crop Protection, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …
can contribute to a reduction in pesticide use as part of an Integrated Pest Management …
Plant species diversity for sustainable management of crop pests and diseases in agroecosystems: a review
Farmers are facing serious plant protection issues and phytosanitary risks, in particular in
the tropics. Such issues are food insecurity, lower income in traditional low-input …
the tropics. Such issues are food insecurity, lower income in traditional low-input …
Neonicotinoids in excretion product of phloem-feeding insects kill beneficial insects
M Calvo-Agudo, J González-Cabrera… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Pest control in agriculture is mainly based on the application of insecticides, which may
impact nontarget beneficial organisms leading to undesirable ecological effects …
impact nontarget beneficial organisms leading to undesirable ecological effects …
Recent advances in conservation biological control of arthropods by arthropods
Conservation biological control (CBC) aims at improving the efficacy of natural enemies and
can contribute to safer and more effective biological control practices. Considerable …
can contribute to safer and more effective biological control practices. Considerable …
Mechanisms for flowering plants to benefit arthropod natural enemies of insect pests: Prospects for enhanced use in agriculture
ZX Lu, PY Zhu, GM Gurr, XS Zheng, DMY Read… - Insect …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Reduction of noncrop habitats, intensive use of pesticides and high levels of disturbance
associated with intensive crop production simplify the farming landscape and bring about a …
associated with intensive crop production simplify the farming landscape and bring about a …
The impact of adult diet on parasitoid reproductive performance
Diet is one of the most common influences on parasitoid reproductive traits. The life span,
mating ability, fecundity, fertility and sex ratio of parasitoids can be affected by the quality of …
mating ability, fecundity, fertility and sex ratio of parasitoids can be affected by the quality of …
Optimizing field margins for biocontrol services: the relative role of aphid abundance, annual floral resources, and overwinter habitat in enhancing aphid natural …
MW Ramsden, R Menéndez, SR Leather… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2015 - Elsevier
Insect predators and parasitoids act as biological pest control agents in agro-ecosystems,
and thus provide valuable ecosystem services. These natural enemies of pest species often …
and thus provide valuable ecosystem services. These natural enemies of pest species often …
Parasitoid learning: current knowledge and implications for biological control
Many hymenopterous parasitoids are biological control agents that contribute significant
mortality to economically important arthropod pests of agriculture, forestry, and natural …
mortality to economically important arthropod pests of agriculture, forestry, and natural …