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Biocontrol in insecticide sprayed crops does not benefit from semi-natural habitats and recovers slowly after spraying.

Published online: 08 Sep 2020

Authors: Gagic, V. & Hulthen, A. D. & Marcora, A. & Wang XiaoBei & Jones, L. & Schellhorn, N. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To enhance biological pest control in crop fields, it is recommended to increase semi-natural area on farm and decrease insecticide spraying. While th...

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Spatial aggregation of herbivores and predators enhances tri-trophic cascades in paddy fields: rice monoculture versus rice-fish co-culture.

Published online: 07 Oct 2022

Authors: Wan NianFeng & Cavalieri, A. & Siemann, E. & Dainese, M. & Li WenWei & Jiang JieXian

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rice-fish co-culture system has a history of more than 2,000 years in Asia and has been recognized as one of FAO's Globally Important Agricultural Her...

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Estimating predation of the grain aphid Sitobion avenae by polyphagous predators.

Published online: 08 Mar 1995

Authors: Winder, L. & Hirst, D. J. & Carter, N. & Wratten, S. D. & Sopp, P. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The numbers of dead and live Sitobion avenae falling to the ground in a wheat crop in 1988-89 in the UK were estimated. The estimates showed that more...

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Invertebrate community structure predicts natural pest control resilience to insecticide exposure.

Published online: 26 Feb 2021

Authors: Greenop, A. & Cook, S. M. & Wilby, A. & Pywell, R. F. & Woodcock, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological pest control has become one of the central principles of ecological intensification in agriculture. However, invertebrate natural enemies w...

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A metapopulation approach to modelling the long-term impact of pesticides on invertebrates.

Published online: 29 Jun 1995

Authors: Sherratt, T. N. & Jepson, P. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two simulation models are presented which predict the impact of local and episodic applications of pesticide on the dynamics of invertebrate metapopul...

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Quantifying aphid predation: the mealy plum aphid Hyalopterus pruni in California as a case study.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Latham, D. R. & Mills, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Generalist insect predators provide an important ecosystem service in the regulation of agricultural pests. However, the role of predation in the dyna...

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Chemically mediated tritrophic interactions: opposing effects of glucosinolates on a specialist herbivore and its predators.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Chaplin-Kramer, R. & Kliebenstein, D. J. & Chiem, A. & Morrill, E. & Mills, N. J. & Kremen, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The occurrence of enemy-free space presents a challenge to the top-down control of agricultural pests by natural enemies, making bottom-up factors suc...

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Direct and indirect effects of management and landscape on biological pest control and crop pest infestation in apple orchards.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Authors: Daelemans, R. & Hulsmans, E. & Laenen, E. & Remy, S. & Beliën, T. & Honnay, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological pest control, relying on naturally occurring predator-prey dynamics, is considered a key element to achieve more sustainable farming system...

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A study of arthropod predation of Pieris rapae L. using serological and exclusion techniques.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Ashby, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In investigations in New Zealand, percentage estimates of the total mortality of Pieris rapae (L.) due to ground-living arthropod predators obtained b...

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Identifying native plants for coordinated habitat management of arthropod pollinators, herbivores and natural enemies.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Lundin, O. & Ward, K. L. & Williams, N. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Providing noncrop flowering resources in agricultural landscapes is widely promoted as a strategy to support arthropods that deliver pollination and p...

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