While many pesticides are detrimental to human health and the environment, drastically
reducing their use and risks in agriculture has been set as a key target for global …

Natural enemy biodiversity reflects both the number of species attacking pests (species
richness) and their relative abundances (species evenness). Recent experimental work …

Simple Summary The role of plant diversity near greenhouses is heavily debated because it
may have both negative and positive effects on pest control inside greenhouses. In this …

Wildflower strips (WFS) are amongst the most commonly applied measures to promote
pollinators and natural enemies of crop pests in agroecosystems. Their potential to enhance …

Flower strips can play an important role in agro-ecosystems by supporting populations of
pests' natural enemies, thereby enhancing biological control. However, few studies have …

Habitat management improves biological control by increasing the abundance and fitness of
natural enemies through the provision of floral resources along field edges or between …

Floral resources are increasingly used in conservation biological control to support natural
enemies of insect pests. However, the dietary value of floral resources in supporting …

Simple Summary Functional plants can be deployed at the field, farm, and landscape scale,
where they are beneficial to natural enemies, thus contributing to improved pest control. To …

Plant diversity aboveground can exert top‐down pressure on herbivores by attracting
predatory insects, while organic soil amendments rich in beneficial microbes can limit …

Wildflower strips sown at field margins can attract and support natural enemies required for
conservation biological control of insect pests in agroecosystems. By focusing on perennial …