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Do predators aggregate in response to pest density in agroecosystems? Assessing within-field spatial patterns.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: Pearce, S. & Zalucki, M. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spatial heterogeneity of predator populations is an important component of ecological theories pertaining to predator-prey dynamics. Most studies ...

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The role of predators and parasites in the natural regulation of lucerne aphids in eastern Australia.

Published online: 30 Nov 1988

Authors: Milne, W. M. & Bishop, A. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The impact of invertebrate predators on lucerne aphids (Acyrthosiphon kondoi, Therioaphis trifolii and A. pisum) was studied in the Hunter Valley, New...

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A study of feeding by polyphagous predators on cereal aphids using ELISA and gut dissection.

Published online: 30 Nov 1988

Authors: Sunderland, K. D. & Crook, N. E. & Stacey, D. L. & Fuller, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect aphid consumption by predators collected from 3 fields of winter wheat in the UK. A total...

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Arthropods in cereal crops: nocturnal activity, vertical distribution and aphid predation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Vickerman, G. P. & Sunderland, K. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As part of a wider study on the ecology of cereal crops, preliminary studies were carried out in Britain on the nocturnal activity and vertical distri...

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Value of the aphid Rhopalosiphum padi as food for cereal spiders.

Published online: 05 Oct 1995

Authors: Toft, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Laboratory experiments were carried out to analyse various aspects of spider performance under different diets, focusing mainly on the value of the ap...

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Plantation clear-fell patches benefit heathland arthropods.

Published online: 09 Oct 2023

Authors: Pedley, S. M. & Wolstenholme, P. & Dolman, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Plantation forests constitute a significant amount of the wooded area in many parts of the globe. However, the extent of biological provision conferre...

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The effect of sprays on the fauna of apple trees. IV. The re-coloniziilíon of orchard plols by the predatory Mirid Blepharidopierus angulatus and its effect on populations of Panaychus ulmi..

Published online: 02 Jul 1969

Authors: Muir, R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the author's summary of .this part of a series on investigations in south-eastern f-.ngland [cf. RAE A 54 470]. Foll...

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Differential effects of landscape and management on diversity and density of ground-dwelling farmland spiders.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Schmidt, M. H. & Roschewitz, I. & Thies, C. & Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The distribution and abundance of animals are influenced by factors at both local and wider landscape scales. Natural enemies of pests in arable field...

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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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The response of epigeal beetles (Col.: Carabidae, Staphylinidae) to varied grazing regimes on upland Nardus stricta grasslands.

Published online: 30 Jul 1997

Authors: Dennis, P. & Young, M. R. & Howard, C. L. & Gordon, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of different livestock grazing regimes on the insect fauna of an upland, semi-natural grassland was measured in 1993 and 1994 in the UK by ...

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