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Studies on polyphagous predators of cereal aphids.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Edwards, C. A. & Sunderland, K. D. & George, K. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

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...

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Growth, abundance and distribution of larval tabanids in experimentally fertilized plots on a Massachusetts salt marsh.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Meany, R. A. & Valiela, I. & Teal, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Larvae of Tabanus nigrovittatus Macq. and Chrysops fuliginosus Wied., 2 of the 4 species of tabanid that breed in the Great Sippewissett Marsh in Mass...

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Relative distributions of ant species in cocoa plantations in Papua New Guinea.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Room, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Papua New Guinea the most important cacao pest, Pantorhytes szentivanyi Mshl., is controlled by the ant Anoplolepis longipes (Jerd.) [cf. preceding...

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Changes in arthropod communities mediate the effects of landscape composition and farm management on pest control ecosystem services in organically managed strawberry crops.

Published online: 16 Feb 2022

Authors: Lu, A. & Gonthier, D. J. & Sciligo, A. R. & Garcia, K. & Chiba, T. & Juárez, G. & Kremen, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Landscape composition and local diversification practices such as polyculture, cover cropping and hedgerows may promote natural pest control by benefi...

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Desert locust outbreaks in the Sahel: resource competition, predation and ecological effects of pest control.

Published online: 02 May 2007

Authors: Sánchez-Zapata, J. A. & Donázar, J. A. & Delgado, A. & Forero, M. G. & Ceballos, O. & Hiraldo, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The desert locust Schistocerca gregaria has been considered a major pest since ancient times, as locust swarms holding millions of insects move throug...

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Floral presence and flower identity alter cereal aphid endosymbiont communities on adjacent crops.

Published online: 21 Dec 2023

Authors: Zytynska, S. E. & Sturm, S. & Hawes, C. & Weisser, W. W. & Karley, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Floral plantings adjacent to crops fields can recruit populations of natural enemies by providing flower nectar and non-crop prey to increase natural ...

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Abundance of aphids on cereals from before 1973 to 1977.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Jones, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

At Rothamsted in southern England from 1973 to 1977, alate cereal aphids (Sitobion avenae (F.), Metopolophium dirhodum (Wlk.), and in some years S. fr...

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Effect of adult Coccinellidae on the spread of a plant virus by an aphid.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Roitberg, B. D. & Myers, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The influence of adults of Coccinella californica Mannh. on the spread of a plant virus (bean yellow mosaic virus) transmitted by Acyrthosiphon pisum ...

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Nesting habitat selection by booted eagles Hieraaetus pennatus and implications for management.

Published online: 12 Jul 2000

Authors: Suárez, S. & Balbontín, J. & Ferrer, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) is a poorly known and scarce raptor that breeds in Spain. In Doñana National Park (SW Spain) its population has...

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Dispersal and survival of juvenile feral ferrets Mustela furo in New Zealand.

Published online: 17 Jul 2002

Authors: Byrom, A. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introduced feral ferrets Mustela furo are a significant pest of both conservation and economic importance in New Zealand. Ferrets prey on indigenous w...

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