The provision of habitat for natural enemies of agricultural pests is common in integrated
pest management approaches but has rarely been examined for vertebrate predators …

Large-scale conversion of uncultivated land to agriculture threatens wildlife and can
diminish ecosystem services provided by nature. Understanding how wildlife provision …

Landscape composition can strongly affect the delivery of ecosystem services in
agroecosystems. Conserving uncultivated habitats can support ecosystem services, but in …

Conservation of uncultivated habitats can increase the potential for ecosystem services in
agroecosystems, but these lands are also susceptible to wildfires in the arid western United …

To mitigate the economic and environmental costs of rodent pests, winegrape producers in
Napa Valley, California, have installed nest boxes to attract barn owls to their properties, but …

Abstract Background The barn owl Tyto alba is a medium-sized nocturnal raptor, predator of
small mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects, distributed all over the world. Environmentally …

Attracting natural enemies to farms to reduce pests has long been a part of integrated pest
management for insects, but knowledge of the impact of raptors on rodent and other …

Controlling small mammal pests and their damage has always been a challenge for farmers.
Farmers and researchers worldwide have been experimenting with deploying nest boxes to …

The provision of habitat for natural enemies of agricultural pests is common in integrated
pest management approaches globally but has rarely been examined for vertebrate …

Abstract Wine producers in Napa Valley, California install barn owl (Tyto alba) nest boxes in
vineyards with the goal of reducing rodent crop damage. Previous research has shown that …