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Rising demands for agricultural products and high environmental costs of intensive agriculture reinforce the need for ecological replacements in agric...

Experiments were done in England in fields of winter wheat at North Farm, West Sussex, and at Rothamsted in 1978 to investigate the effect of predatio...

The following is based largely on the author's sumrnary. Scotch broom (Sara-thamnus scoparius) was introduced from Europe to the Pacific toast of Nort...

A simulation model for the population dynamics of rice leaf-folders (Pyralidae) interacting with rice is described. It was designed to improve the und...

Invasive alien plants have serious economic and ecological impacts, for example, by displacing native plants and invertebrates, and their management i...

Agricultural intensification has led to the removal of semi-wild, perennial vegetation in agricultural landscapes. However, in short-cycle crops, freq...

Generalist predators such as carabid and cantharid beetles form an important component within natural enemy communities in arable land. Usually, preda...

Apple is considered the most important fruit crop in temperate areas and profitable production depends on multiple ecosystem services, including the r...

The risk of pest damage in forest monocultures is a growing concern as the area of plantation forest expands worldwide and sustainable management is b...

Habitat manipulation is important for enhancing biological control of arthropod pests, but identification of selective food plants that benefit only n...