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Limitations to the use of pitfall traps in ecological studies exemplified by a study of spiders in a field of winter wheat.

Published online: 03 Apr 1993

Authors: Topping, C. J. & Sunderland, K. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Araneae were collected using pitfall traps and absolute density sampling over a period of 6 months in a field of winter wheat in the UK. The numerical...

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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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Modelling agricultural landscape complementation for natural pest control.

Published online: 02 Dec 2024

Authors: Mansier, L. & Rijn, P. C. J. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

enThis link goes to a English sectionnlThis link goes to a Dutch section Pest-regulating natural enemies often require crop and non-crop habitats to p...

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Agricultural practices for food safety threaten pest control services for fresh produce.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Karp, D. S. & Moses, R. & Gennet, S. & Jones, M. S. & Joseph, S. & M'Gonigle, L. K. & Ponisio, L. C. & Snyder, W. E. & Kremen, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over the past decade, several foodborne disease outbreaks provoked widespread reforms to the fresh produce industry. Subsequent concerns about wildlif...

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Organic fertilisation enhances generalist predators and suppresses aphid growth in the absence of specialist predators.

Published online: 23 Jul 2021

Authors: Aguilera Guillermo & Riggi Laura & Miller Kirsten & Roslin Tomas & Bommarco Riccardo

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological control by natural enemies is a valuable ecosystem service. The predator community in a crop field is a combination of predators dwelling i...

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The diet of some predatory arthropods in cereal crops.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Sunderland, K. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The gut contents of 1206 arthropods of 26 species collected from pitfall traps in cereal crops in southern England in 1973 were examined under a binoc...

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Reduced numbers of generalist arthropod predators after crop management.

Published online: 14 Jul 2004

Authors: Thorbek, P. & Bilde, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Generalist arthropod predators act as natural enemies of insect pests in agro-ecosystems. Crop management activities may cause a reduction in arthropo...

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Organic compost belowground and floral diversity aboveground interactively shape beneficial insects in urban gardens.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Blubaugh, C. K. & Chesnut, R. & Hagan, K. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant diversity aboveground can exert top-down pressure on herbivores by attracting predatory insects, while organic soil amendments rich in beneficia...

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Spatial association between Helicoverpa armigera and its predators in smallholder crops in Kenya.

Published online: 13 Apr 1995

Authors: Berg, H. van den & Cock, M. J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As part of a research project on the population dynamics of a polyphagous noctuid pest, Helicoverpa armigera, on crops commonly grown in small-scale a...

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Taxon-specific response of natural enemies to different flower strip mixtures.

Published online: 26 Nov 2024

Authors: Blümel, S. & Beule, L. & Bissantz, N. & Kirchner, W. H. & Haberlah-Korr, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Flower strips are a prominent agri-environmental scheme with the central objective to promote biodiversity and maintain associated ecosystem services....

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