Fighting insect pests is a major challenge for agriculture worldwide, and biological control
and integrated pest management constitute well‐recognised, cost‐effective ways to prevent …

Forest islands in agricultural landscapes may be vital for biodiversity conservation, providing
habitats for a variety of species, including bats. Our study focused on a forest island in NE …

Conventional agriculture occupies a substantial portion of Earth's terrestrial surface and
adversely affects biodiversity through pesticide spread, mechanisation, and loss of spatial …

Recent research has confirmed the efficiency of insectivorous bats as pest suppressors,
underlining the ecological services they offer in agroecosystems. Therefore, some efforts try …

Diverse landscapes consisting of mixed crops are expected to support higher biological
control, while also contributing to maintain farmland biodiversity. Although bats are known …

Individual and species traits may determine the functional relationships between predators
and their prey, with clear consequences for the ecosystem services potentially associated …

Smallholder farming systems make a vital contribution to food security. However, pests pose
a significant challenge to the productivity and sustainability of these agricultural systems …

Understanding the trophic structure of species assemblages is crucial in order to
comprehend how syntropic species coexist in space and time. Bats are the second most …

Around 60% of all bat species occur in islands, and nearly one in four is an insular endemic.
Bats are often the only native terrestrial mammals in oceanic islands, and despite increasing …

As demand for food increases, agricultural production is poised to increase dramatically.
Pesticides are commonly used to maintain high crop yield, though they have several …