Overwintering sparrow use of field borders planted as beneficial insect habitat

2012 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 200-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles J. Plush ◽  
Christopher E. Moorman ◽  
David B. Orr ◽  
Chris Reberg-Horton
Keyword(s):  
Beneficial Insect ◽  
Field Borders

Small mammal use of field borders planted as beneficial insect habitat

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher E. Moorman ◽  
Charles J. Plush ◽  
David B. Orr ◽  
Chris Reberg-Horton ◽  
Beth Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Small Mammal ◽  
Beneficial Insect ◽  
Field Borders

scholarly journals Floral Plantings in Large-Scale Commercial Agroecosystems Support Both Pollinators and Arthropod Predators

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Eric G. Middleton ◽  
Ian V. MacRae ◽  
Christopher R. Philips
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Field Margins ◽  
Crop Fields ◽  
Pollinator Abundance ◽  
Arthropod Predators ◽  
Commercial Potato ◽  
Insect Populations ◽  
Beneficial Insect ◽  
Potato Crops

Beneficial insect populations and the services that they provide are in decline, largely due to agricultural land use and practices. Establishing perennial floral plantings in the unused margins of crop fields can help conserve beneficial pollinators and predators in commercial agroecosystems. We assessed the impacts of floral plantings on both pollinators and arthropod predators when established adjacent to conventionally managed commercial potato fields. Floral plantings significantly increased the abundance of pollinators within floral margins compared with unmanaged margins. Increased floral cover within margins led to significantly greater pollinator abundance as well. The overall abundance of arthropod predators was also significantly increased in floral plantings, although it was unrelated to the amount of floral cover. Within adjacent potato crops, the presence of floral plantings in field margins had no effect on the abundance of pollinators or predators, although higher floral cover in margins did marginally increase in-crop pollinator abundance. Establishing floral plantings of this kind on a large scale in commercial agroecosystems can help conserve both pollinators and predators, but may not increase ecosystem services in nearby crops.

scholarly journals Dispersal propensity and settling preferences of European corn borers in maize field borders

2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 385-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
RICHARD I. BAILEY ◽  
DENIS BOURGUET ◽  
ANNE-HELENE LE PALLEC ◽  
SERGINE PONSARD
Keyword(s):  
Corn Borers ◽  
Maize Field ◽  
Dispersal Propensity ◽  
Field Borders

A partial list of beneficial insect species of two localities in the central region of Saudi Arabia

1985 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Faragalla ◽  
M. E. Moussa ◽  
A. I. Badawi ◽  
M. A. Ibrahim ◽  
A. I. Dabbour
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Insect Species ◽  
Partial List ◽  
Beneficial Insect

scholarly journals The influence of shelterbelts in arable farmland on beneficial and pest invertebrates

2015 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 367-372
Author(s):  
M.M. Davidson ◽  
B.G. Howlett ◽  
R.C. Butler ◽  
N.M. Taylor ◽  
M.K. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Pest Species ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
Arable Crops ◽  
Beneficial Insects ◽  
Arable Farmland ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Beneficial Insect ◽  
Abundance And Diversity ◽  
On Farm

Shelterbelts of Pinus radiata and Cupressus macrocarpa are common landscape features on arable farmland in New Zealand This study aimed to determine whether such shelterbelts could influence the relative abundance and diversity of beneficial and pest invertebrates commonly found in arable crops Window intercept yellow sticky and pitfall traps were placed next to shelterbelts or post and wire fences and also 50 m from these borders into adjacent crops on two arable farms in Canterbury and one in Wairarapa over 12 weeks in summer 2012 and autumn 2013 The abundance of given species/taxa varied considerably depending on farm location season and field border type However the mean number of beneficial insect species/taxa per trap did not vary markedly between field border types or adjacent crops while traps at shelterbelts or their adjacent crops caught more of some pest species/taxa than traps beside fences The pine/macrocarpa shelterbelts did not markedly increase relative abundance or diversity of beneficial insects

Soybean Crop Non-beneficial Insect Identification Using Mask RCNN

2021 ◽  
pp. 301-311
Author(s):  
Vivek Tiwari ◽  
Shailendra Gupta ◽  
Priyadarshini Roy ◽  
Chinky Karda ◽  
Shalini Agrawal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soybean Crop ◽  
Insect Identification ◽  
Beneficial Insect

EFFECT OF TWO INSECT VIRUSES AND TWO ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI ON LARVAL AND PUPAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE ALFALFA LEAFCUTTING BEE, MEGACHILE ROTUNDATA (FAB.) (HYMENOPTERA: MEGACHILIDAE)

1990 ◽  
Vol 122 (5) ◽  
pp. 1039-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.W. Goerzen ◽  
M.A. Erlandson ◽  
K.C. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Microbial Control ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Pest Species ◽  
Megachile Rotundata ◽  
Pupal Development ◽  
Canadian Prairies ◽  
Alfalfa Seed ◽  
Beneficial Insect

The alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata (Fab.), is an important pollinator of alfalfa in western Canada and is widely utilized for alfalfa seed production (Richards 1984). As a beneficial insect, the alfalfa leafcutting bee must be considered, along with the honey bee, Apis mellifera L., as a non-target organism of importance in evaluations of potential microbial control agents for use against major insect pest species on the Canadian prairies.

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