Pest suppression by bats and management strategies to favour it: a global review

C Tuneu‐Corral, X Puig‐Montserrat… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Global systematic map of research on bats in agricultural systems

BS Xavier, A Rainho, AMC Santos, MV Vieira… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The conversion of natural habitats to agricultural systems is one of the main
global threats to bats. Here, we aimed to develop a systematic mapping to identify …

Canopy arthropod declines along a gradient of olive farming intensification

S Vasconcelos, S Pina, JM Herrera, B Silva, P Sousa… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Arthropod declines have been linked to agricultural intensification. However, information
about the impacts of intensification is still limited for many crops, as is our understanding of …

Bat aggregational response to pest caterpillar emergence

J Blažek, A Konečný, T Bartonička - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Moths (Lepidoptera) are major agricultural and forest pests in many parts of the world,
including Europe, with many causing great economic damage to crops, horticultural plants …

[HTML][HTML] Bats and birds control tortricid pest moths in South African macadamia orchards

O Bouarakia, VMG Linden, E Joubert, SM Weier… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2023 - Elsevier
The global macadamia industry is growing rapidly, and the world's biggest macadamia nut
producer, South Africa, is continuously expanding its production. Insect pest mitigation and …

Landscape composition and configuration affect the abundance of the olive moth (Prays oleae, Bernard) in olive groves

M Villa, SAP Santos, JP Sousa, A Ferreira… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2020 - Elsevier
Landscape and crop management are important concepts for conservation biological control
as they can influence the abundance of natural enemies. In this work we accomplished a …

A food web approach reveals the vulnerability of biocontrol services by birds and bats to landscape modification at regional scale

JM Herrera, B Silva, G Jiménez-Navarro, S Barreiro… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Pest control services provided by naturally occurring species (the so-called biocontrol
services) are widely recognized to provide key incentives for biodiversity conservation. This …

Preserving wintering frugivorous birds in agro‐ecosystems under land use change: Lessons from intensive and super‐intensive olive orchards

R Morgado, R Pedroso, M Porto… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fleshy fruit production is becoming more intensive worldwide, but how this affects
frugivorous birds is poorly known. In the Mediterranean region, intensive and super …

A complex landscape favours the abundance and species richness of syrphids (Diptera: Syrphidae) in olive groves

M Ortega, B Matallanas, A Ricarte… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sustainability of agroecosystems depends on the ecosystem services, provided by
beneficial organisms, such as the syrphids (Diptera: Syrphidae) acting as other‐insect …

Bat guilds respond differently to habitat loss and fragmentation at different scales in macadamia orchards in South Africa

SM Weier, VMG Linden, A Hammer, I Grass… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bats have been shown to provide successful pest suppression in different land-use systems
globally. Recent research demonstrates high economic values of pest suppression by bats …