Blueberry is a crop native to North America with expanding production and consumption
worldwide. In the historical regions of production, integrated pest management (IPM) …

The biodiversity-ecosystem function (BEF) hypothesis predicts that increased richness within
a trophic level supports greater resource capture. However, higher predator richness …

Generalist invertebrate predators contribute to pest management in agriculture, providing an
important ecosystem service, particularly in organically managed fields. DNA-based …

Drosophila suzukii (spotted wing drosophila, SWD) is a pandemic quarantine pest that
attacks mostly red fruits. The high number of life cycles per year, its ability to rapidly invade …

Carabidae (Coleoptera) are important natural enemies of many insect pests in various
cropping systems. Their population dynamics and how they disperse determine how …

Horticultural practices may impact invertebrates in agroecosystems, particularly natural
enemies. Impacts can be better understood by grouping organisms functionally or using …

Abstract Blueberry spanworm, Itame (Macaria) argillacearia Packard, is an important
defoliator of lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton), a major crop in eastern …

This study was conducted to characterize the ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
community in Nebraska continuous cornfields and investigate the potential for predation of …

The molecular analysis of predation through specific DNA amplification has been utilized
extensively over the last decade, and has been shown to be fast and effective. However, it is …

Lowbush blueberry is an important berry crop in Maine (USA), Quebec and the Maritime
provinces of Canada. The other economically important crops in Maine are potato, dairy and …