Abstract In Sub-Saharan Africa weeds represent a major constraint to food production, and
overreliance on herbicides, including toxic ones, is a raising issue. Nonetheless, effective …

Species of carabid (ground) beetles are among the most important postdispersal weed seed
predators in temperate arable lands. Field studies have shown that carabid beetles can …

Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate
source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and …

Weed biodiversity plays a key role in supporting food webs and ecosystem services in
agroecosystems. One important service, that reduces weed abundance, is the predation of …

Ground beetles (Carabid beetles) may be found in virtually all of the world's habitats. They
are one of the three most diverse families of extant beetles, with 34,275 species …

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

Seed predation by arthropods can contribute in regulating population and community
dynamics of weeds. While the role of insects, and especially ground beetles (Coleoptera …

Soil seedbanks contribute to development of weed communities in agroecosystems and
thus, understanding their regulation contributes to weed management strategies. In this …

To accurately model the food webs, we need to acquire precise data on food ecology of the
interacting species. This allows better understanding of the trophic interactions and for the …

Carabid beetles are able to regulate weeds through seed predation. Our understanding of
the role of carabids in arable crop systems is obscured by high variation across studies in …