While many pesticides are detrimental to human health and the environment, drastically
reducing their use and risks in agriculture has been set as a key target for global …

Continuous pesticide usage has negative impacts on people and ecosystems associated
with coffee farms. Alternative plant protection strategies can be implemented that are …

Carabid beetles can greatly contribute to biocontrol in agroecosystems, reducing both insect
pests and weed seeds. However, insect foraging and feeding behavior can be highly …

Reduced use of chemicals in weed management has been identified as a key strategy to
increase overall agricultural sustainability. Carabid (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and cricket …

Conservation biological control consists of managing agroecosystem to maintain and
enhance the action of natural enemies. Agroforestry systems such as shaded coffee system …

Ecological principles are frequently leveraged when considering the control of animal pests
of crops. Still, pathogens have not generated similar research despite the current interest in …

Deforestation alters wildlife communities and modifies human–wildlife interactions, often
increasing zoonotic spillover potential. When deforested land reverts to forest, species …

In ecology, Alan Turing's proposed activation–inhibition mechanism has been abstracted as
corresponding to several ecological interaction types to explain pattern formation in …

Disease ecology has the potential to help build a new society where the contradictions of
our time are recognized and confronted in the pursuit of a more considered, and just …

Based on the classical idea that no two species can occupy the same niche, ecological
communities are frequently assumed to be structured according to the rules of interspecific …