We present a synthetic review and expert consultation that assesses the actual risks posed
by arthropod pests in four major crops, identifies targets for integrated pest management …

The larval stages of click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae) species, several of which are
serious agricultural pests, are called wireworms. Their cryptic subterranean habitat …

Wireworms, the soil-dwelling larvae of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae), comprise major
pests of several crops worldwide, including maize and potatoes. The current trend towards …

No-till agriculture, combined with the practices of continuous soil cover by retaining crop
residues and of crop rotation, including cover crops, represents a relatively widely adopted …

Abstract Background: Inconsistent control of Barnyardgrass has been reported repeatedly by
farmers in major rice growing areas of Iran and Turkey. Objective: Thus, a greenhouse study …

Sustainable pest control strategies hinge on the knowledge of movement ecology within the
agricultural landscape where contrasted habitat qualities intermingle, thereby influencing …

Conservation Agriculture (CA), which combines three principles,(1) limitation of soil
disturbance,(2) its permanent cover and (3) crop diversification, is growing worldwide as a …

North Carolina is the largest producer of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatus L.) in the United
States but only a small percentage of total production is organic. Transition to organic …

The definition of phytobiomes can be transposed to any agroecosystem and applies to any
phase of crop cycles. Here, we study the crop establishment phase using a generic …

Adult click beetles emerge during the spring to mate, after which females deposit their eggs
in the soil, near the soil surface (Andrews et al., 2008). In the Pacific Northwest region of the …