Landscape complexity effects on Brassicogethes aeneus abundance and larval parasitism rate: a two-year field study.

ABSTRACT: Global biodiversity has suffered a decline primarily attributed to landscape simplification and intensified agricultural practices. Agricultural environments, characterized by homogeneity and frequent disturbances, are often suboptimal habitats for various insect species. While agricultural fields do favour pests, they generally fail to provide suitable habitats for natural enemies. The inclusion of diverse supporting habitats, such as semi-natural habitats, grassy and woody field margins etc. surrounding agricultural fields, play a crucial role in fostering effective biodiversity conservation. Moreover, determining the influence of different adjacent habitat types is essential in elucidating their influence on pest abundance and parasitism rates. Our two-year field study focused on assess

SUBMITTER: Vilumets S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10725428 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature