Weed control is necessary to ensure a high crop yield with good quality. Herbicide
application and mechanical weeding are the most common methods worldwide. The use of …

Despite their ecological importance and diversity, spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) are
underrepresented in conservation policies in comparison to other groups. We review all …

BACKGROUND Pesticides are considered main contributors to global arthropod declines
and therefore may decrease the provision of ecosystem services such as natural pest …

Spiders are a highly diversified group of arthropods and play an important role in terrestrial
ecosystems as ubiquitous predators, which makes them a suitable group to test a variety of …

The urbanization process systematically leads to the loss of biodiversity. Only certain
arthropods are resilient to the urbanization process and can thrive in the novel conditions of …

With challenges posed by chemical and mechanical weed control, there are now several
research and commercial projects underway to develop autonomous vehicles equipped with …

Pesticides have well-documented negative consequences to control crop pests, and natural
predators are alternatives and can provide an ecosystem service as biological control …

Spiders are among the dominant invertebrate predators in agricultural systems and are
significant regulators of insect pests. The precise dynamics of biocontrol of pests in the field …

Intensive agricultural land use negatively impacts biodiversity, including arthropod predator
diversity and their pest control potential. Alley‐cropping agroforestry systems (integration of …

Agricultural intensification is one of the most important drivers of biodiversity loss. To
preserve taxonomic diversity in agricultural landscapes, there is an increasing need for …