Habitat management involving manipulation of farmland vegetation can exert direct
suppressive effects on pests and promote natural enemies. Advances in theory and practical …

Repeated mass introductions of natural enemies have been widely used as a biological
control strategy in greenhouse systems when the resident population of natural enemies is …

Massive declines in insect biodiversity and biomass are reported from many regions and
habitats. In urban areas, creation of native wildflower meadows is one option to support …

A series of bioassays were conducted to determine the relative toxicities and residual
activities of insecticides labeled for use in blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) on natural …

Flowering plants are plants with the ability to attract a lot of insects and other plant-loving
organisms, as they possess various functions for these organisms, for instance as feed …

The potential of ground cover management with mixtures of selected plants to provide
habitats for pollinating insects and natural enemies of pests in an olive grove in southern …

Precise studies on the structure and behavior of thrips can be particularly difficult, due to
their small size and restless behavior. As a result, many" host-plant" records are no more …

Many omnivorous arthropods are important natural enemies because they can feed on plant-
provided pollen and several prey species, and thus persist in crops even in the absence of …

Simple Summary The minute pirate bug Orius sauteri is the predator of many soft-body pests
and has great application prospect in pest suppression in Asia. Females need to insert their …

Capsicum is a genus containing important crop species, many of which severely suffer from
thrips infestation. Thrips feeding damages leaves and fruits, and often results in virus …