The impact of field margins on biological pest control: a meta-analysis

LI Crowther, K Wilson, A Wilby - BioControl, 2023 - Springer
Floral field margins are known to benefit invertebrate species diversity and abundance
within agricultural landscapes, but variation in success limits widespread uptake …

Brace yourselves, winter is coming: the winter activity, natural diet, and prey preference of winter-active spiders on pear trees

D Gajski, T Mifková, O Košulič, O Michálek… - Journal of Pest …, 2024 - Springer
Modern agricultural pest management systems rely on naturally occurring generalist
predators to promote pest suppression. Still, little research has been done to assess their …

Changes in vegetation complexity during the development of rice ecosystems affect orb‐weaving spider‐prey trophic networks

V Saksongmuang, R Michalko… - Agricultural and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Temporal change in vegetation complexity and field management may interactively affect
the structure of predator–prey networks in agroecosystems and consequently alter the …

Diversified cropping strengthens herbivore regulation by providing seasonal resource continuity to predators

J Heinen, V Domínguez‐García… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural practices shape arthropod communities in arable fields, consequently
influencing their interactions and the resulting ecosystem services, in particular pest …

Fallow fields and hedgerows mediate enhanced arthropod predation and reduced herbivory on small scale intercropped maize farms–δ13C and δ15N stable isotope …

NE Otieno, M Butler, JS Pryke - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Fallow fields and hedgerows enhance agricultural landscape heterogeneity and boost
predatory arthropod diversity, though there is little direct quantitative evidence of their value …

Evaluation of Lethal and Sublethal Effects of Methyl Benzoate on the Generalist Predator Orius laevigatus (Fieber)

MM Mostafiz, A Güncan, KY Lee - Journal of Economic …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Methyl benzoate (MBe), a volatile organic molecule, has been shown to have insecticidal
effects on a variety of agricultural, stored products, and urban arthropod pests in recent …

Beyond predator richness: How diversified cropping can enhance pest regulation

MFGV Peñaflor - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Research Highlight discussing: Heinen, J.; Dominguez, V.; Aguilera, G.; Malsher,
G.; Vesterinen, E.; Roslin, T.; Bommarco, R.; Bartomeus, I.(2024). Diversified cropping …

Effects of drought stress on floral hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) agricultural systems

GW Morgan - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is a crop of renewed interest in modern agriculture. However, for
it to be considered hemp and not marijuana, it must have a total THC concentration of no …