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Spiders form a major component of the generalist predator fauna, potentially able to restrict pest population growth, but their populations may be foo...

Understanding the spatial dynamics of insect distributions in farmland can provide insights into their ecological requirements and potential for manag...

Persistent pesticide residues remain a significant environmental pollutant, reducing breeding success of predatory birds even where such pesticides ha...

Many management prescriptions are based on ecological hypotheses; evaluating empirical support for these hypotheses can improve management. There has ...

A new model for the biological control of the pest weevil Sitona discoideus by the parasitoid Microctonus aethiopoides is presented. Based on an earli...

A recent reappraisal of the evidence of the effects of cyclodiene insecticides on sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus and kestrels Falco tinnunculus in Brita...

The management and removal of invasive species may give rise to unanticipated changes in plant-pollinator mutualisms because they can alter the compos...

Carabids and other epigeal arthropods make important contributions to biodiversity, food webs and biocontrol of invertebrate pests and weeds. Pitfall ...

Intensification of agricultural use of grassland habitats has been linked to the declines of many farmland bird species, several of whom have been in ...

Predators can provide a valuable ecosystem service by suppressing crop pests. However, intraguild predation, where predators compete for the same prey...