Enemy‐risk effects, often referred to as non‐consumptive effects (NCEs), are an important
feature of predator–prey ecology, but their significance has had little impact on the …

Introducing flowering plants in fields may attract and benefit predators and parasitoids of
insect pests and potentially enhance biological control. Through a vote counting analysis …

Aphids are among the most destructive phytophagous pests of host plants, because of their
rapid reproduction, parthenogenesis, extensive crop damage, and the transmission of many …

An undersowing system with additional intercropping of flowering plants was assessed in
field trials in Germany and Japan to estimate regulating effects on pests and possible …

Conservative techniques, such as ground cover management, could help promote viticulture
sustainability, which is a goal of conservation biological control, by providing shelter and …

The push–pull cropping system can be a promising alternative for reducing pests by
increasing and maintaining their natural enemies in different farming configurations …

Weeds and non-cultivated plants have a great impact on abundance and diversity of
beneficial arthropods in agriculture. The main aim of this work was to study the influence of …

Aromatic plants can affect arthropod community composition and reduce herbivore
populations by attracting beneficial insects such as generalist predators. To investigate the …

Plant volatiles mediate the interactions within plant-insect communities and influence the
distribution and behavior of insects. Natural enemies often utilize the volatiles that released …

Predaceous ladybeetles are highly polyphagous predators that ingest supplementary food
from flowering plants. Flowering plants widely grown in agroecosystems can sustain multiple …