Coffee plants host several herbivorous species, but only few are considered pests. Brazil is
the largest coffee producer of the world, and the two key coffee pests of the crop in the …

To attain sustainable agricultural crop protection, tools such as host plant resistance,
enhanced ecosystem services (ie conserving natural enemies) and the deployment of …

Botanical insecticides offer an environmentally benign insect pest management option for
field crops with reduced impacts on natural enemies of pests and pollinators while …

Background Field margin and non-crop vegetation in agricultural systems are potential
ecosystem services providers because they offer semi-natural habitats for both below and …

Brazil is one of the main users of chemical pesticides in the world. These products threaten
human and environmental health, and many of them are prohibited in countries other than …

Non-crop vegetation around farmland can be valuable habitats for enhancing ecosystem
services but little is known of the importance of field margins in supporting natural enemies …

Weed management strategies differ in their ability to control weeds, and often have unique
agroecological implications. To provide growers with an improved sense of trade-offs …

Stable and diversified agroecosystems provide farmers with important ecosystem services,
which are unfortunately being lost at an alarming rate under the current conventional …

Pest control is an important ecosystem service that can be enhanced by increasing plant
diversity. One of the simplest forms of plant diversification is making use of the occurring …

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