The ecosystem services provided by social insects: traits, management tools and knowledge gaps
Social insects, ie ants, bees, wasps and termites, are key components of ecological
communities, and are important ecosystem services (ESs) providers. Here, we review the …
communities, and are important ecosystem services (ESs) providers. Here, we review the …
Ants as tools in sustainable agriculture
J Offenberg - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
With an expanding human population placing increasing pressure on the environment,
agriculture needs sustainable production that can match conventional methods. Integrated …
agriculture needs sustainable production that can match conventional methods. Integrated …
Empirically characterising trophic networks: what emerging DNA-based methods, stable isotope and fatty acid analyses can offer
Food webs in agricultural systems are complex and trophic linkages are difficult to track
using conventional methodologies. Here, we review three alternative approaches that allow …
using conventional methodologies. Here, we review three alternative approaches that allow …
Response of pest control by generalist predators to local‐scale plant diversity: a meta‐analysis
AG Dassou, P Tixier - Ecology and Evolution, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Disentangling the effects of plant diversity on the control of herbivores is important for
understanding agricultural sustainability. Recent studies have investigated the relationships …
understanding agricultural sustainability. Recent studies have investigated the relationships …
Cover crops improve early season natural enemy recruitment and pest management in cotton production
A shift to more ecologically based farming practices could improve the sustainability and
economic stability of agricultural systems. Habitat management in and around agricultural …
economic stability of agricultural systems. Habitat management in and around agricultural …
Strategies to revise agrosystems and breeding to control Fusarium wilt of banana
The recent emergence of the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc
TR4), the deadly strain that causes Fusarium wilt of banana, has put the banana production …
TR4), the deadly strain that causes Fusarium wilt of banana, has put the banana production …
Cover cropping alters the diet of arthropods in a banana plantation: a metabarcoding approach
Plant diversification using cover crops may promote natural regulation of agricultural pests
by supporting alternative prey that enable the increase of arthropod predator densities …
by supporting alternative prey that enable the increase of arthropod predator densities …
Pest management: Reconciling farming practices and natural regulations
T Brévault, P Clouvel - Crop Protection, 2019 - Elsevier
Stimulation of ecological processes of natural pest regulation is a promising avenue for
inventing new crop protection models, and reducing the dependence of agricultural systems …
inventing new crop protection models, and reducing the dependence of agricultural systems …
Meta-analysis of agroecological technologies and practices in the sustainable management of banana pests and diseases
AG Dassou, S Tovignan, F Vodouhè… - Environment …, 2024 - Springer
Diseases and pests are a growing threat to small and large banana farmers and can cause
catastrophic losses. Diseases affect all parts of the plant and are caused by fungi, bacteria …
catastrophic losses. Diseases affect all parts of the plant and are caused by fungi, bacteria …
The challenge of biological control of Cosmopolites sordidus Germar (Col. Curculionidae): A review
The banana weevil (also known as banana root borer) Cosmopolites sordidus Germar
(Coleoptera Curculionidae) is the major pest of banana and plantain. Because banana …
(Coleoptera Curculionidae) is the major pest of banana and plantain. Because banana …