Pear cultivation accounts for a large proportion of worldwide orchards, but its sustainability is
controversial because it relies on intensive use of pesticides. It is therefore crucial and timely …

Predators of apple and pear pests in northern and central Europe and their use as biological
control agents are reviewed. Many natural enemy species are specialized feeders and are …

Apple is grown as a long‐term perennial crop and orchards provide relatively stable
ecological habitats. Only a small proportion of the diverse fauna of arthropods that can …

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

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 …

Tanacetum vulgare, Chrysanthemum maximum, Aster tongolensis and Achillea millefolium
were planted to attract and retain predacious and parasitoid arthropods in a Quebec apple …

BACKGROUND We investigated several aspects that could affect the role of the European
earwig (Forficula auricularia) as a generalist predator in orchards:(i) seasonal activity in …

Pear psylla, Cacopsylla pyricola (Förster), has remained the most challenging pest of
commercial pears in Washington and Oregon, the top producers of pears in the United …

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

A multilateral approach that includes both biotic and climatic data was developed to detect
the main variables that affect the ecology and population dynamics of woolly apple aphid …