Agricultural expansion and intensification worldwide has caused a reduction in ecological
infrastructures for insects, herbaceous plants, and vertebrate insectivores, among other …

Context Worldwide, organic farming is being promoted as one of the main alternatives to
intensive conventional farming. However, the benefits of organic agriculture are still …

Conservation measures such as those under the European Green Deal aim to counteract
the biodiversity loss by increasing the share of organic farming and reducing pesticide use …

For reliable pest suppression, benefits of habitat management for natural enemies of
agricultural pests need to be consistent over time. Unfortunately, most research projects …

Intensively managed viticulture dominates vast landscapes in the Mediterranean, but
considerable vineyard abandonment has been observed over the past two decades. The …

Grape berry moths, particularly Lobesia botrana Denis & Schiffermüller (Lepidoptera:
Tortricidae), and vinegar flies, such as Drosophila melanogaster Meigen and Drosophila …

Spiders may be adversely affected by pesticides, yet they are not included in regulatory risk
assessment and a related standard guideline to test their sensitivity to chemicals is lacking …

Spiders are the most abundant naturally occurring predators in vineyards and play a crucial
role in natural pest control. However, vineyards are frequently sprayed with fungicides …

Resumen MONTES, Alvaro F.; MINAYA, David y IANNACONE, José. Impacto de los
plaguicidas sobre la artropofauna asociada al cultivo de papa (Solanum tuberosum) en …

The impact of several pesticides on the diversity of arthropofauna associated with
commercial potato cultivation was evaluated in Mollepata, province of Anta in Cusco-Peru …