This paper reviews and introduces innovative research pertaining to the age-stage, two-sex
life table. The main topics discussed are:(1) Analysis of data involving group-reared life table …

Repeated mass introductions of natural enemies have been widely used as a biological
control strategy in greenhouse systems when the resident population of natural enemies is …

Biological pest control and pollination are vital ecosystem services that are usually studied
in isolation, given that they are typically provided by different guilds of arthropods. Hoverflies …

This chapter reviews the movement of agriculturally important aphids. It includes information
on how different morphs and life stages redistribute themselves in response to intrinsic …

Banker plants are mobile habitats that provide alternative hosts, prey, or food for
commercially available natural enemies. As a biological control strategy, banker plants offer …

Aphidius colemani Viereck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a solitary endoparasitoid used for
biological control of many economically important pest aphids. Given its widespread use, a …

The vegetable leafminer, Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, poses a risk to vegetable and
nursery production in mainland Australia since established in Cape York in 2015. Effective …

An undersowing system with additional intercropping of flowering plants was assessed in
field trials in Germany and Japan to estimate regulating effects on pests and possible …

BACKGROUND In temperate regions, aphid biological control in greenhouses is mostly
achieved by the regular release of biocontrol agents. Due to the rapid growth rate of the …

Parasitoids searching for polyphagous herbivores can find their hosts in a variety of habitats.
Under this scenario, chemical cues from the host habitat (not related to the host) represent …