Floral resource strips enhance parasitoid abundance and diversity in apple orchards and promote agroecological advances in a South African biosphere reserve Floral resource strips within apple orchards increased parasitoid abundance and influenced community composition, enhancing local biodiversity in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve's transition zone. R.....

New paper out! showing that floral resource strips boost parasitoid richness and biodiversity in South African apple orchards, supporting a shift toward agroecological, biodiversity-friendly farming. doi.org/10.1111/icad...
#RESInsectConsDiv #biospherereserve #ecosystemservices #naturalenemies

New research in #RESEcolEnt reports on coincidental #intraguild predation among #NaturalEnemies of a key pest of #tomato crop
doi.org/10.1111/een.70037

#IGPc #SpeciesInteractions #TritrophicInteractions
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#AAB_IPPM meeting kicking off with excellent talk from Martin Lines @nffn.bsky.social - he has found that introducing flower-rich margins on his farm as habitat for beneficial biodiversity reduces pest damage significantly and much reduces need for synthetic inputs. #NaturalEnemies #IPM

The known distribution of Argopistes tsekooni in Georgia, U.S.A. (A), with images of adults on damaged leaves (B) and a late instar leaf-mining larva (C). In the map, blue dots represent locations with photographic evidence while red dots represent locations confirmed from collected specimens.

#LiteratureNotice Ulyshen et al. Argopistes tsekooni ( #Coleoptera: #Chrysomelidae), a new natural enemy of Chinese privet in North America: identification, establishment, and host range doi.org/10.1515/flae... #Beetle #Beetles #LeafBeetles #NaturalEnemies #BiologicalControl

Deconstructing the IOBC tiered method: Are we overestimating the compatibility of pesticides and natural enemies? Accurately estimating the risk of sensitive populations subjected to toxicant disturbances is central to our ability to protect ecosystem services. Wh…

Deconstructing the IOBC tiered method: Are we overestimating the compatibility of pesticides and natural enemies?

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#Entomology #IPM #Pesticides #NaturalEnemies

New NIOO publication: Distance decay effects predominantly shape #spider but not #carabid community composition in #cropfields in north-western Europe, by @stijnvangils @wimvanderputten and others. #biodiversity #landuse #landscape #naturalenemies...

Redirecting

New publication: Inconsistent responses of #carabid #beetles and #spiders to land-use intensity and landscape complexity in north-western Europe, by @wimvanderputten @stijnvangils and others. #pestcontrol #naturalenemies #soil
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110128