Predicting landscape configuration effects on agricultural pest suppression

NL Haan, Y Zhang, DA Landis - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2020 - cell.com
Arthropod predators and parasitoids attack crop pests, providing a valuable ecosystem
service. The amount of noncrop habitat surrounding crop fields influences pest suppression …

Biological control of Drosophila suzukii

X Wang, JC Lee, KM Daane, ML Buffington… - CABI …, 2020 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) is native to East Asia but has widely established in the
Americas and Europe, where it is a devastating pest of soft-skinned fruits. It has a wide host …

Biological control of spotted-wing Drosophila: an update on promising agents

X Wang, KM Daane, KA Hoelmer, JC Lee - Drosophila suzukii …, 2020 - Springer
Following the global invasion of Drosophila suzukii (spotted-wing drosophila or SWD),
nearly 100 studies have explored biological control of this pest. In 2019, a review …

The effects of non‐crop habitat on spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) abundance in fruit systems: A meta‐analysis

N Buck, MT Fountain, SG Potts, J Bishop… - Agricultural and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Drosophila suzukii (SWD) poses a threat to soft and stone fruit globally. SWD inhabits non‐
crop areas adjacent to farms from where it moves into crops to cause damage. Effective IPM …

[PDF][PDF] Integrated management of Drosophila suzukii in sweet cherry orchards

G Santoiemma, L Tonina, L Marini, C Duso, N Mori - Entomol. Gen, 2020 - researchgate.net
Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931), spotted wing drosophila (SWD), is one of the most
serious pests of a wide range of soft-skinned fruit. After its arrival and spread in Europe, the …

The value of existing regulatory frameworks for the environmental risk assessment of agricultural pest control using gene drives

J Romeis, J Collatz, DCM Glandorf… - Environmental Science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The application of (synthetic) gene drives is a powerful tool to control populations of insects
that are agricultural pests, vectors of diseases, or a threat to biodiversity potentially leading …

Changes in landscape composition influence the abundance of insects on maize: the role of fruit orchards and alfalfa crops

G Clemente-Orta, F Madeira, I Batuecas… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2020 - Elsevier
The traditional agricultural landscape of Ebro Basin (NE Spain), which is mainly composed
of alfalfa and cereal crops, has undergone changes in recent years, mainly consisting of an …

Morphometric criteria to differentiate Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) seasonal morphs

AK Tran, WD Hutchison, MK Asplen - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Temperate insect species often enter diapause in preparation for overwintering. One such
species is the invasive vinegar fly, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), which has seasonal …

Landscape composition and configuration relatively affect invasive pest and its associator across multiple spatial scales

Z Wen, Q Yang, B Huang, L Zhang, H Zheng… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Landscape structures affect pests, depending on compositional heterogeneity (the number
and proportions of different habitats), configurational heterogeneity (spatial arrangement of …

Identifying molecular-based trophic interactions as a resource for advanced integrated pest management

JM Schmidt, A Acebes-Doria, B Blaauw, A Kheirodin… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary With increasing human populations and the need for ecosystem services
to work in synergy with the production of specialty crops, the maintenance of biodiversity is …