Abstract The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), is widely regarded
as the most important insect defoliator of potatoes. Its current range covers about 16 million …

Decline in soil health is a serious worldwide problem that decreases complexity and stability
of agricultural ecosystems, commonly making them more prone to outbreaks of herbivorous …

Although more consensus is now emerging on the magnitude and frequency of cascading
trophic effects in aquatic communities, the debate over their terrestrial counterparts …

ABSTRACT The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)(Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae) is the most important insect defoliator of potatoes that can completely …

Human efforts to grow abundant food through the persistent use of resource-intensive
farming practices have resulted in declining soil health, and deterioration of ecosystem …

Promoting generalist predators in agriculture via habitat manipulation has gained much
interest in biocontrol research. Straw shelters have been used by Chinese farmers for> …

Physical and biotic effects of straw mulch applied at two different times to potatoes and
watermelons were assessed in field trials over 2 yr. Plots with straw mulch generally had …

The Colorado potato beetle (CPB) is an exceptionally challenging potato pest. Some
regenerative farmers have reported that the use of transferred green manure mulch can …

Abstract In the northwestern United States, insect pests of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.)
have typically been controlled using broad-spectrum insecticides. However, the loss or …

Introduction The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)(CPB) is a major threat
to potato crops in Europe, Asia, and America. In Europe, it is expected that climate change …