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Polyphagy complicates conservation biological control that targets generalist predators.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Prasad, R. P. & Snyder, W. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The use of beetle banks to conserve predatory beetles for the control of pest Diptera was studied in Washington, USA. Locally, the community of predat...

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How moles contribute to colonization success of water voles in grassland: implications for control.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Delattre, P. & Clarac, R. & Melis, J. P. & Pleydell, D. R. J. & Giraudoux, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Outbreaks of the water vole Arvicola terrestris cause severe damage in grasslands of upland regions of Europe. The sheer speed of this phenomenon is a...

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Temperate alley-cropping agroforestry improves pest control potential by promoting spider abundance and functional diversity.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Matevski, D. & Sagolla, V. & Beule, L. & Schuldt, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensive agricultural land use negatively impacts biodiversity, including arthropod predator diversity and their pest control potential. Alley-croppi...

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Rearing impacts on dispersal and biocontrol performance: a case study on Phytoseiulus persimilis.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Willden, S. A. & Nyrop, J. & Sanderson, J. & Wentworth, K. & Stockton, D. G. & Loeb, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological theory on predator-prey interactions and an understanding of how environmental factors affect predator dispersal and host finding is founda...

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Pest control potential of adjacent agri-environment schemes varies with crop type and is shaped by landscape context and within-field position.

Published online: 06 Dec 2020

Authors: Boetzl, F. A. & Schuele, M. & Krauss, J. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Increasing natural pest control in agricultural fields is an important aim of ecological intensification. Combined effects of landscape context and lo...

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The effect of rainfall on the survivorship and establishment of a biocontrol agent.

Published online: 12 Aug 2002

Authors: Norris, R. J. & Memmott, J. & Lovell, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The weather is believed to affect the establishment of insect biological control agents in the field, in particular heavy rainfall immediately after r...

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Higher avian biodiversity, increased shrub cover and proximity to continuous forest may reduce pest insect crop loss in small-scale oil palm farming.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Yahya, M. S. & Ibrahim, N. L. & Kamarudin, N. & Ahmad, S. N. & Atikah, S. N. & Sanusi, R. & Norhisham, A. R. & Masri, M. M. M. & Azhar, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

One of the key ecosystem services offered by avian biodiversity within agricultural landscapes is natural predation. Nonetheless, the current use of b...

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Impact of the Onopordum capitulum weevil Larinus latus on seed production by its host-plant.

Published online: 14 Jul 2000

Authors: Briese, D. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The impact of the oligophagous capitulum weevil Larinus latus on seed production by its host Onopordum species was studied in its native range in orde...

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Benefits of increased cover crop diversity for predators and biological pest control depend on the landscape context.

Published online: 30 Sep 2021

Authors: Beaumelle, L. & Auriol, A. & Grasset, M. & Pavy, A. & Thiéry, D. & Rusch, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Increasing plant diversity in agricultural systems is a promising way to balance food production and biodiversity conservation. Biological pest con...

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Modelling pulsed releases for sterile insect techniques: fitness costs of sterile and transgenic males and the effects on mosquito dynamics.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: White, S. M. & Rohani, P. & Sait, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The development of transgenic technologies, coupled with sterile insect techniques (SIT), is being explored in relation to new approaches for the biol...

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