Recently, plant protection strategy has recommended, minimizing the use of chemical
pesticides. Therefore, studying the side effect of insecticides on the natural enemies is highly …

Sewage sludge is an organic matter-rich material with abundant fractions of nitrogen and
other macro and micronutrients, essential for plant growth and development such as Acacia …

Cover crops are largely used in vineyard management to improve ecological services such
as pest and weed control, soil protection from erosion and soil water balance. Few data are …

Rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the most important cereal crops with a diverse set of pests and
natural enemies. Rice fields often support a high diversity of arthropods which contribute …

Many xerothermophilic invertebrate species have become rare and endangered due to
intensified agriculture and forestation during the last decades. An important question is …

Models proposed for the description of population interactions with pathogenic agents are
presented. We review some basic quadratic-interactions models, then move to more …

Galling insects are a highly sophisticated herbivore group on Caryocar brasiliense, a tree
that represents the main income source for many communities. The effect of architectural …

In this paper, we propose a general model consisting of insects, pests and spiders
interacting in an agroecosystem included in a typical homogeneous rural landscape …

Acacia mangium is a pioneer species with fast growth and frequently used in the recovery of
degraded areas. The objectives were to evaluate insects and spiders, their ecological …

The role of spiders in regulation of insect pests has been studied in the rice ecosystem ADT
39 cultivated by different Rice Establishment Techniques, namely Transplantation (T1) …