▪ Abstract Tracking the movement of insects in their natural habitat is essential for
understanding their basic biology, demography, and ethology. A wide variety of markers …

A review of the literature showed that spider abundance was increased by diversification in
63% of studies. A comparison of diversification modes showed that spider abundance in the …

Conservation biological control (CBC) combines a diverse set of actions aiming to enhance
pest regulation by the provision of pest natural enemies' preservation in the crop …

Neophilaenus campestris is one of the spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea) able to
transmit Xylella fastidiosa to olive trees. Considering its vector ability and the wide …

An agricultural landscape is usually composed of multiple crops and non-crop habitats, and
many studies have examined the effects of main crops and non-crop habitats on arthropod …

A 2-year study was conducted to evaluate the role of winter wheat, Triticum aestivum L., as a
potential relay crop to conserve arthropod natural enemies and suppress cotton aphids …

4.1 Water and precipitation use efficiency 4.2 Nutrient use efficiency 5. Wheat residue
management for agronomic and ecological benefits 5.1 Residue for soil water conservation …

Refuges may provide habitat and resources which enhance population size of natural
enemies of herbivorous pests and add to their colonisation into target crops, potentially …

Cucurbit crops are attacked by a pest complex that threatens production via direct feeding
and disease transmission. The goals of this study were to quantify the amount of biocontrol …

Transgenic Bt maize cultivars are widely used in US agriculture. Control of target pests by
these cultivars is not complete, and non-target pests are usually tolerant of the toxic activity …