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Functional response studies are often used to determine the suitability of predators as biocontrol agents. Ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae...
Read moreThese two parts of a series deal with studies in an apple orchard in south-eastern England in 1953-59 on the effect of routine sprays of winter wash (...
Read moreBiological control is a key ecosystem service in arable lands, but its effectiveness varies according to environmental and biotic contexts. Cascading ...
Read moreEcological theory on predator-prey interactions and an understanding of how environmental factors affect predator dispersal and host finding is founda...
Read moreExperiments 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...
Read moreApex predators can benefit ecosystems through top-down control of mesopredators and herbivores. However, apex predators are often subject to lethal co...
Read moreGeneralist predators such as carabid and cantharid beetles form an important component within natural enemy communities in arable land. Usually, preda...
Read moreThe seed-to-seedling transition may be a critical stage in determining the dynamics of plant populations. Insects which kill seeds either before or af...
Read moreApex predators can suppress smaller bodied "mesopredators." In doing so, they can provide refuge to species preyed upon by mesopredators, which is par...
Read moreThe modification of landscapes is increasing the interface between humans and wildlife, while conflicts concerning predator impacts on human activitie...
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