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In modern crop production, each plant is often nearly genetically identical to its neighbours, allowing insect pests and pathogens to move easily from...
Read moreInsect pollination and biological pest control simultaneously influence crop yield, but are often investigated individually. This can lead to under- o...
Read moreContinual effort is needed to reduce the impact of exotic species in the context of increased globalization. Any innovation in this respect would be a...
Read moreData from a 645-taxa Philippines-wide food web and from multiple regression models were used to predict population fluctuations of insect pests in a r...
Read morePollination and pest control are two major ecological functions sustaining crop yield. In insect-pollinated crops, previous studies have revealed that...
Read moreIn investigations in New Zealand, percentage estimates of the total mortality of Pieris rapae (L.) due to ground-living arthropod predators obtained b...
Read moreGeneralist arthropod predators act as natural enemies of insect pests in agro-ecosystems. Crop management activities may cause a reduction in arthropo...
Read moreAs measuring biodiversity in its entirety is impractical, there is a need for bioindicators. This study tested the hypothesis that parasitoid Hymenopt...
Read moreAgricultural intensification has led to dramatic losses of species and associated ecosystem services. In the European Union, agri-environment schemes ...
Read moreWith an expanding human population placing increasing pressure on the environment, agriculture needs sustainable production that can match conventiona...
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