▪ Abstract Coccinellids have been widely used in biological control for over a century, and
the methods for using these predators have remained virtually unchanged. The causes for …

A fundamental shift to a total system approach for crop protection is urgently needed to
resolve escalating economic and environmental consequences of combating agricultural …

▪ Abstract Interest in trap cropping, a traditional tool of pest management, has increased
considerably in recent years. In this review we propose a broader definition of trap cropping …

Interactions between weeds and arthropods occur frequently. This review covers the topic of
weed/arthropod interactions, and provides the reader with access to literature in the subject …

Over the past ten years an increasing number of field entomologists and farmers have
recognized that conservation of natural enemies is important to effective biological control in …

The green revolution (using heavy fertilization and indiscriminate use of pesticides) during
1960s has led to enormous gains in food production and improved world food security …

The weed Ageratum conyzoides, as well as other weeds which are beneficial for natural
enemies of the citrus red mite Panonychus citri, has been planted or conserved as ground …

Dicyphus tamaninii and Macrolophus caliginosus are predatory bugs that significantly
contribute to control of pests in tomato crops following early colonisation in spring from …

Understanding the effect of cropping patterns on population dynamics, dispersal, and habitat
selection of insect pests has been an unresolved challenge. Here, we studied the western …

Damage to bolls of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton by southern green stink bug,
Nezara viridula (L.), and tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois), was …