While many pesticides are detrimental to human health and the environment, drastically
reducing their use and risks in agriculture has been set as a key target for global …

Continuous pesticide usage has negative impacts on people and ecosystems associated
with coffee farms. Alternative plant protection strategies can be implemented that are …

Carabid beetles can greatly contribute to biocontrol in agroecosystems, reducing both insect
pests and weed seeds. However, insect foraging and feeding behavior can be highly …

Reduced use of chemicals in weed management has been identified as a key strategy to
increase overall agricultural sustainability. Carabid (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and cricket …

Ecological principles are frequently leveraged when considering the control of animal pests
of crops. Still, pathogens have not generated similar research despite the current interest in …

Deforestation alters wildlife communities and modifies human–wildlife interactions, often
increasing zoonotic spillover potential. When deforested land reverts to forest, species …

Most species are embedded in multi-interaction networks. Consequently, theories focusing
on simple pair-wise interactions cannot predict ecological and/or evolutionary outcomes …

Ecological systems, as is often noted, are complex. Equally notable is the generalization that
complex systems tend to be oscillatory, whether Huygens' simple patterns of pendulum …

Conservation biological control consists of managing agroecosystem to maintain and
enhance the action of natural enemies. Agroforestry systems such as shaded coffee system …

Natural pest control is an alternative to pesticide use in agriculture, and may help to curb
insect declines and promote crop production. Nonconsumptive interactions in natural pest …