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. 2018 Aug 14;115(33):8241-8243.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1810334115. Epub 2018 Aug 2.

Conservation biological control: Improving the science base

Josef Settele  1   2   3 , William H Settle  4
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Conservation biological control: Improving the science base

Josef Settele et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Dynamics of insect guilds in discontinuous (northwest Java; left graph) and continuous (Central Java; right graph) systems during the first season. In rice landscapes characterized by synchronous and large-scale planting patterns and preceded by long, dry fallow periods, the arrival of natural enemies is severely delayed and herbivores reach much higher abundances (left graph). Data taken from ref. .
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
Field margins that have been enriched with flowering plants as food source for parasitoids of rice pests, but also for pollinators, including honey bees. Because the latter are highly valued in rural communities, it is easier to convince farmers not to spray insecticides, which in turn also leads to less disturbance of the ecological network within and along rice fields (see main text) [Image courtesy of Le Huu Hai (Tien Giang University, Tien Giang, Vietnam)].
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  • Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition.
    Karp DS, Chaplin-Kramer R, Meehan TD, Martin EA, DeClerck F, Grab H, Gratton C, Hunt L, Larsen AE, Martínez-Salinas A, O'Rourke ME, Rusch A, Poveda K, Jonsson M, Rosenheim JA, Schellhorn NA, Tscharntke T, Wratten SD, Zhang W, Iverson AL, Adler LS, Albrecht M, Alignier A, Angelella GM, Zubair Anjum M, Avelino J, Batáry P, Baveco JM, Bianchi FJJA, Birkhofer K, Bohnenblust EW, Bommarco R, Brewer MJ, Caballero-López B, Carrière Y, Carvalheiro LG, Cayuela L, Centrella M, Ćetković A, Henri DC, Chabert A, Costamagna AC, De la Mora A, de Kraker J, Desneux N, Diehl E, Diekötter T, Dormann CF, Eckberg JO, Entling MH, Fiedler D, Franck P, Frank van Veen FJ, Frank T, Gagic V, Garratt MPD, Getachew A, Gonthier DJ, Goodell PB, Graziosi I, Groves RL, Gurr GM, Hajian-Forooshani Z, Heimpel GE, Herrmann JD, Huseth AS, Inclán DJ, Ingrao AJ, Iv P, Jacot K, Johnson GA, Jones L, Kaiser M, Kaser JM, Keasar T, Kim TN, Kishinevsky M, Landis DA, Lavandero B, Lavigne C, Le Ralec A, Lemessa D, Letourneau DK, Liere H, Lu Y, Lubin Y, Luttermoser T, Maas B, Mace K, Madeira F, Mader V, Cortesero AM, Marini L, Martinez E, Martinson HM, Menozzi P, Mitchell MGE, Miyashita T, Molina GAR, Molina-Montenegro MA, O'Neal… See abstract for full author list ➔ Karp DS, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Aug 14;115(33):E7863-E7870. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1800042115. Epub 2018 Aug 2. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018. PMID: 30072434 Free PMC article.

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