Increasing evidence suggests that landscape composition is an important driver of beneficial
insect populations and resulting ecosystem services. Additionally, local-scale manipulations …

Abstract Harmonia axyridis (Pallas)(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is an invasive species
present in numerous agroecosystems in North America. Despite adverse impacts as a threat …

Simple Summary Understanding how pests and their natural enemies interact dynamically
during the growing season and what drivers act on those interactions will help to develop …

Agricultural intensification has resulted in the homogenization of agricultural landscapes,
leading to the loss of crop and habitat diversity, and a higher rate of chemical inputs in the …

In this chapter we present how ecologists and biological pest control researchers can
assess the role of natural enemies in pest insect population dynamics, and how the …

The biological control service supplied to croplands is a result of the predator community
present within a focal crop, which is likely influenced by surrounding landscape composition …

Understanding the effects of extreme climatic events on species and their interactions is of
paramount importance for predicting and mitigating the impacts of climate change on …

Aphid feeding behavior and performance on a given host plant are influenced by the plants'
physical and chemical traits, including structural characters such as trichomes and …

Landscape complexity influences soybean aphid suppression by generalist predators in
North America, but the role of adjacent habitats as sources of these predators has not been …

Polyphenism constitutes a key example of the adaptability of a genotype to a shifting
environment. In aphids, the relative production of apterous and alate individuals is …