To combat climate change, farmers must innovate through ecological intensification to boost
food production, increase resilience to weather extremes, and shrink the carbon footprint of …

Conserving natural enemies has become the cornerstone for sustainable pest management.
Conservation is often attained through habitat manipulation in order to create suitable …

Agricultural intensification has led to a drastic simplification and homogenization of
agroecosystems, causing biodiversity loss and an increased reliance on chemical pesticides …

Agricultural intensification with frequent pesticide applications often diminishes biological
control services delivered by beneficial insects. However, re-integrating diverse and …

In developing countries, intercropping is commonly used to boost land productivity and
agricultural benefits. However, in the Yucatan region of Mexico, maize (Zea mays L.) yields …

To attain sustainable agricultural crop protection, tools such as host plant resistance,
enhanced ecosystem services (ie conserving natural enemies) and the deployment of …

Simple Summary Organic crop production systems typically rely on conservation biological
control to increase and sustain natural enemies including parasitoids and predators that will …

Sustainable food production requires agriculture to conserve biodiversity and facilitate
ecosystem services to maintain productivity levels while reducing inputs detrimental to …

Diversification measures are widely recognized for their potential to enhance the resilience
of agri-food production systems under global change. Nitrogen-fixing legumes commonly …

Floral plantings are often used in agriculture to attract pollinator communities, but they also
play an important role in recruiting and establishing natural communities for natural pest …