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Additive and interactive effects of pollination and biological pest control on crop yield.

Published online: 27 Aug 2020

Authors: Gagic, V. & Marcora, A. & Howie, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insect pollination and biological pest control simultaneously influence crop yield, but are often investigated individually. This can lead to under- o...

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The impact of root herbivory as a function of plant density and competition: survival, growth and fecundity of Centaurea maculosa in field plots.

Published online: 16 May 1992

Authors: Müller-Schärer, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two interrelated experiments at Basel on the effect of root herbivory by the moth Agapeta zoegana on C. maculosa, under various competitive environmen...

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Analysis of the biological control of Mythimna separata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Apanteles ruficrus (Braconidae: Hymenoptera) in New Zealand.

Published online: 08 Jun 1988

Authors: Hill, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Estimated levels of larval parasitism of Mythimna separata, a pest of pasture and cereal crops in New Zealand, before and after the introduction of th...

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Effect of introduced biological control organisms on the density of Chondrilla juncea in California.

Published online: 11 Jul 1989

Authors: Supkoff, D. M. & Joley, D. B. & Marois, J. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Following the intentional introduction of the exotic biological control organisms Puccinia chondrillina (skeletonweed rust), Cystiphora schmidti (skel...

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Modelling agricultural landscape complementation for natural pest control.

Published online: 02 Dec 2024

Authors: Mansier, L. & Rijn, P. C. J. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionnlThis link goes to a Dutch section Pest-regulating natural enemies often require crop and non-crop habitats to p...

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Single vs. multiple introduction in biological control: the roles of parasitoid efficiency, antagonism and niche overlap.

Published online: 17 Nov 2004

Authors: Pedersen, B. S. & Mills, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Theoretical studies have presented conflicting conclusions about the value of introducing multiple parasitoid species to control insect pests, dependi...

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The consequences of ant-attendance to the biological control of the red wax scale insect Ceroplastes rubens by Anicetus beneficus.

Published online: 25 Sep 1996

Authors: Itioka, T. & Inoue, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of an attendant ant (Lasius niger) on the host-parasitoid system of the red wax scale insect (Ceroplastes rubens) and its parasitoid wasp ...

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The impact of biological control on the distribution and abundance of Chondrilla juncea in south-eastern Australia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Burdon, J. J. & Groves, R. H. & Cullen, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in the distribution, frequency and abundance of 3 forms of the weed Chondrilla juncea in south-eastern Australia are documented for the period...

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Distribution of Urophora galls in flower heads of diffuse and spotted knapweed in British Columbia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Myers, J. H. & Harris, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The distribution of Urophora affinis (Frnf.) and U. quadrifasciata (Wied.) among the flower heads of diffuse (Centaurea diffusa) and spotted (C. macul...

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Interactions between nutrient status and weevil herbivory in the biological control of water hyacinth.

Published online: 12 Apr 2000

Authors: Heard, T. A. & Winterton, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The growth of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) plants was measured at two water nutrient concentrations (high and medium) and in the presence and...

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