Mediterranean olive cultivation faces challenges in the global environmental change
context. Pests and diseases caused by arthropods such as Bactrocera oleae, Prays oleae …

Advances in agriculture include integrated methods of controlling pests, diseases, and
weeds with biocontrollers, which are constantly increasing, along with herbicides. The …

Landscape and crop management are important concepts for conservation biological control
as they can influence the abundance of natural enemies. In this work we accomplished a …

Olive orchards have been shown to be able to improve the abundance of natural enemies
due to the establishment of adjacent vegetation and ground cover in recent years. Yet …

The olive moth, Prays oleae, is one of the most common insects that damages olives in the
Mediterranean region. The establishment of ground cover within olive orchards has been …

Arthropod populations from agricultural fields sometimes depend on the surrounding
landscape structure, both composition and configuration, which affects multiple life-history …

Biological control of pests can be enhanced by the presence of semi‐natural habitats within
agricultural landscapes. However, this assumption remains controversial due to …

The olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is among the oldest and most widespread crops in the
Mediterranean basin. Portugal is the third olive producer in the European Union, and Trás …

Monocultural agricultural systems can favour arthropod pests through direct effects, such as
promoting pest dispersion, and indirect effects, such as limiting natural pest control …

Dasineura oleae was considered a minor pest in olive orchards. However, in the last
decade, outbreaks have been reported all over its distribution area. Little is known about D …