Conservation actions are urgently needed to tackle biodiversity loss in intensively managed
agricultural landscapes. Production lands are usually heterogeneous and contain low-yield …

Carabids have long been beloved by collectors and have recently gained much attention in
research as beneficial natural enemies of pests and weeds. With agricultural transformation …

Habitat conversion to agricultural land is one of the main threats to terrestrial biodiversity
and can affect ecosystem processes and cause changes in ecosystem services (ESs) and …

In agricultural landscapes, semi-natural habitats can support populations of beneficial
species, such as natural enemies. Using artificial caterpillars made of plasticine, we …

Non-crop habitats are important to support biodiversity and ecosystem services in
agricultural landscapes. Whereas perennial and managed non-crop habitats have known …

Banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus, Germar) is a major pest in East African Highland
Banana. The influence of crop nutritional status on weevil damage is poorly understood …

In agricultural landscapes, arable plants are negatively affected by management
intensification. These species can fulfill various ecosystem functions, such as biological pest …

Monitoring ecosystem processes resulting in ecosystem services (ESs) and disservices
(EDs) is crucial in agricultural ecosystems. Traditionally, ESs/EDs provided by arthropods …

Wildflower areas are a popular agri-environment scheme to counteract agro-biodiversity
loss. Yet, their benefits are controversially discussed. Since inconsistent benefits may be …

Ground-dwelling arthropods can be important generalist predators in agroecosystems, and
can use non-crop features as overwintering habitats. However, it is unclear which types of …