[HTML][HTML] The effects of cultivar mixtures on insect pest and natural enemy abundance, diseases, and yield in tropical soybean cropping system

S Kheam, D Rubene, D Markovic, S Ith, ON Uk… - Biological Control, 2024 - Elsevier
Increasing genotypic crop diversity via cultivar mixtures is a promising sustainable approach
to control insect pests and diseases, thereby improving yield. The effects of genotypic …

Resource overlap and infrequent predation on key pests show vulnerability in cotton biological control services

JM Schmidt, K Russell, C Bowers, AW Coffin… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Promoting arthropod biodiversity to increase ecosystem services through ecological
intensification is a challenge for agriculture. And recent evidence suggests that standard …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in characterizing trophic connections in biological control

G Rondoni, J Collatz, M Jonsson, OR Rubbmark… - Biological Control, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract This Special Issue presents articles that combine traditional approaches, novel
experimental methods, and advanced techniques, to provide a more in-depth understanding …

Direct and indirect effects of selective insecticides on 2 generalist predators of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

AJ Parkins, A Kheirodin, JD Perier… - Journal of Insect …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Generalist arthropod predators have historically contributed to the suppression of arthropod
pests in many agroecosystems. The successful implementation of integrated pest …