Many Australians who work outdoors (notably, farmers and graziers) routinely kill venomous
snakes. We argue that this attitude is misguided and dangerous. Despite their fearsome …

The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål)(Hemiptera: Pentatomidae),
native to eastern Asia, has become one of the most serious pests of fruit orchards worldwide …

Conservation actions are urgently needed to tackle biodiversity loss in intensively managed
agricultural landscapes. Production lands are usually heterogeneous and contain low-yield …

Agroecosystem diversification is often implemented to diminish herbivory and reduce yield
losses. However, increasing plant richness does not always reduce herbivory levels, so …

Semi-natural habitats are considered fundamental for biodiversity conservation and the
provision of biological control services in agroecosystems. However, crop pests that exploit …

Non-crop habitats are supposed to provide valuable resources to beneficial arthropods
inhabiting agricultural landscapes during both the growing and winter seasons …

Biological pest control, relying on naturally occurring predator–prey dynamics, is considered
a key element to achieve more sustainable farming systems. However, the combined effects …

A fundamental challenge of land use management is to sustain the production of food,
energy and fiber whilst preserving biodiversity and ecosystem functions. Some promising …

Under global climate change, we can adjust landscape patterns to mitigate the effects of
climate factors on crop yield. Field and landscape-scale research suggests that increased …

Landscape composition and local diversification practices such as polyculture, cover
cropping and hedgerows may promote natural pest control by benefiting natural enemy …