Natural control of invertebrate crop pests has the potential to complement or replace
conventional insecticide-based practices, but its mainstream application is hampered by …

Recently, plant protection strategy has recommended, minimizing the use of chemical
pesticides. Therefore, studying the side effect of insecticides on the natural enemies is highly …

The process of systematically developing a sustainability vision is an important element of
effective environmental management. Sustainability visions can, however, include …

Abstract BACKGROUND Wheat aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is one of the major pests of
winter wheat and has posed a significant threat to winter wheat production in China …

With the widespread adoption of no-tillage technology, outbreaks of thrips have caused
serious damage to summer corn fields in China. Therefore, effective control of pest …

Cover crops are largely used in vineyard management to improve ecological services such
as pest and weed control, soil protection from erosion and soil water balance. Few data are …

Modern agricultural pest management systems rely on naturally occurring generalist
predators to promote pest suppression. Still, little research has been done to assess their …

Many xerothermophilic invertebrate species have become rare and endangered due to
intensified agriculture and forestation during the last decades. An important question is …

Models proposed for the description of population interactions with pathogenic agents are
presented. We review some basic quadratic-interactions models, then move to more …

The present study was designed to record the effect of λ-cyhalothrin, Bifenthrin, and
Glyphosate on the mortality, avoidance behavior, foraging activity, and activity of …