We present a synthetic review and expert consultation that assesses the actual risks posed
by arthropod pests in four major crops, identifies targets for integrated pest management …

The agricultural community is confronted with dual challenges; increasing production of
nutritionally dense food and decreasing the impacts of these crop production systems on the …

More resilient and sustainable approaches are urgently needed to minimize crop yield
losses resulting from pest activity and reduce impacts of pest management on human health …

Integrated pest management (IPM) has been promoted as an environmentally friendly pest
control approach, but its adoption by farmers, particularly in develo** countries, is low …

Abstract Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia as European Union candidate
countries, have to follow EU directives that include the adoption of several agri …

Simple Summary The past decade has seen Africa being invaded by an invasive and
destructive insect pest of tomato, the South American tomato pinworm. To date, the pest …

The world's population grows yearly, so increasing food production is necessary, to meet
consumer demands. This production must be clean; thus, sustainable agriculture seems to …

When anthropologists interviewed Honduran and Nepali smallholders in the mid-1990s,
they were told that “Insects are a terrible mistake in God's creation” and “There's nothing that …

While the importance of biological control for crop production is widely acknowledged,
research on how farmers perceive on-farm natural enemies remains scarce. This paper …

This paper provides the first detailed presentation of research and professional activities in
the field of biological control in Slovenia during the period of 1990–2020. It presents …