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Crop damage increases with pest species diversity: evidence from potato tuber moths in the tropical Andes.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Dangles, O. & Mesías, V. & Crespo-Perez, V. & Silvain, J. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insect pests in agricultural systems are one of the major causes of damage to crop production and storage worldwide. However, the study of the effect ...

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Landscape and local factors drive pesticide distribution in perennial agroecosystems.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Michalko, R. & Purchart, L. & Košulič, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pesticides constitute a major threat to biodiversity, but our understanding of the complex interactions between local and landscape factors influencin...

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Natural vegetation benefits synergistic control of the three main insect and pathogen pests of a fruit crop in southern Africa.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Henri, D. C. & Jones, O. & Tsiattalos, A. & Thébault, E. & Seymour, C. L. & Veen, F. J. F. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most studies of the potential for natural habitat to improve agricultural productivity have been conducted in transformed, temperate regions, but litt...

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Using long-term monitoring of red fox populations to assess changes in rodent control practices.

Published online: 04 Dec 2013

Authors: Jacquot, M. & Coeurdassier, M. & Couval, G. & Renaude, R. & Pleydell, D. & Truchetet, D. & Raoul, F. & Giraudoux, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pest control is a global issue for agriculture, health, biodiversity conservation and economy. Anticoagulant rodenticides are used over large areas to...

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The potential for common weeds to reduce slug damage to winter wheat: laboratory and field studies.

Published online: 02 Jul 1997

Authors: Cook, R. T. & Bailey, S. E. R. & McCrohan, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Slugs are serious pests of winter wheat crops in temperate climates, but current methods of chemical control are often unreliable. The potential for c...

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Unravelling how collaboration impacts success of invasive species management.

Published online: 16 Mar 2024

Authors: Abeysinghe, N. & O'Bryan, C. J. & Guerrero, A. M. & Rhodes, J. R. & McDonald-Madden, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Invasive species cause severe threats to biodiversity and the economy, but often across multi-actor landscapes. Therefore, collaboration among multipl...

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Coffee-banana system-black and white-cropping guide low res.

Published online: 31 Jan 2020

Content type: Miscellaneous

This guide provides details of coffee-banana cropping methods focusing on good agricultural practices for coffee-banana production that promote integr...

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The economic benefit of time-varying surveillance effort for invasive species management.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Holden, M. H. & Nyrop, J. P. & Ellner, S. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Government agencies develop invasive species management programmes assuming early detection is key to successful management. Some theoretical studies ...

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Taxon-specific responses to landscape-scale and long-term implementation of environmentally friendly rice farming.

Published online: 21 Dec 2023

Authors: Katayama, N. & Baba, Y. G. & Okubo, S. & Matsumoto, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rice feeds about half of the world's population. The intensification of rice farming has threatened biodiversity and ecosystem services, such as pest ...

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Slug preferences for winter wheat cultivars and common agricultural weeds.

Published online: 13 Nov 1996

Authors: Cook, R. T. & Bailey, S. E. R. & McCrohan, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Slugs are a serious pest of many crops, including winter wheat, but current methods of control are unreliable. As part of a research study into the po...

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