Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition
(2018)
Journal Article
Karp, D. S., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Meehan, T. D., Martin, E. A., DeClerck, F., Grab, H., …Zou, Y. (2018). Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(33), E7863-E7870. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1800042115
The idea that noncrop habitat enhances pest control and represents a win–win opportunity to conserve biodiversity and bolster yields has emerged as an agroecological paradigm. However, while noncrop habitat in landscapes surrounding farms sometimes b... Read More about Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition.