Review of ecologically-based pest management in California vineyards

H Wilson, KM Daane - Insects, 2017 - mdpi.com
Grape growers in California utilize a variety of biological, cultural, and chemical approaches
for the management of insect and mite pests in vineyards. This combination of strategies …

Habitat diversity promotes bat activity in a vineyard landscape

RM Kelly, J Kitzes, H Wilson, A Merenlender - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Intensification of agricultural production has greatly limited the capacity of agricultural land to
support other species. Maintaining landscape heterogeneity in and around agricultural …

Agroecological farming practices promote bats

EM Olimpi, SM Philpott - Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Intensive agriculture is a major driver of biodiversity loss, and a critical part of creating
sustainable food systems is finding ways to balance production and conservation. While …

Remnant trees increase bat activity and facilitate the use of vineyards by edge-space bats

AY Polyakov, TJ Weller, WD Tietje - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Conversion of natural habitats to vineyard monoculture is rapidly increasing both globally
and on the California central coast. Although agricultural expansion typically decreases …

Big bats binge bad bugs: Variation in crop pest consumption by common bat species

MJ Hughes, ECB de Torrez, HK Ober - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2021 - Elsevier
As generalist predators, insectivorous bats exploit fluctuations in prey distribution and
abundance. A more nuanced understanding of the influence of bats on arthropod pests …

Well-placed bat houses can attract bats to Central Valley farms

RF Long, WM Kiser, SB Kiser - California Agriculture, 2006 - escholarship.org
In an 8-year study from 1997 to 2004, we evaluated the use of 186 bat houses in rural areas
of California's Central Valley. We considered the bat houses' size, color, height and location …

Bats in the megafire: assessing species' site use in a postfire landscape in the Sierra Nevada

HE Mirts, JP McLaughlin, TJ Weller… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Large high-severity fires are increasing in frequency in many parts of the world, including the
coniferous forests of the Sierra Nevada mountains. These “megafires” alter vegetation and …

The monumental mistake of evicting bats from archaeological sites—a reflection from New Delhi

R Umadi, S Dookia, J Rydell - Heritage, 2019 - mdpi.com
We highlight the importance of an integrated management policy for archaeological
monuments and the insect-eating bats that roost inside them. We refer to India, but the issue …

[PDF][PDF] Aspects of the ecology of insectivorous forest-dwelling bats (Microchiroptera) in the western slopes of the Australian alps

A Herr - Unpublished PhD Thesis. Charles Sturt University …, 1998 - researchgate.net
This study investigated the species composition, abundance and ecology of forest dwelling
bats in the western slopes of the Australian alps. Field work was conducted from December …

DIET OF BRAZILIAN FREE-TAILED BATS (CHIROPTERA: MOLOSSIDAE: TADARIDA BRASILIENSIS): A REVIEW

BM Christiano, MJ Ryan - The Southwestern Naturalist, 2022 - BioOne
The insectivorous Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) inhabits North, Central,
and South America. Since the 1920s the diet of these bats has interested scientists. The aim …