Beneficial insects are associated with botanically rich margins with trees on small farms.

ABSTRACT: Beneficial insect communities on farms are influenced by site- and landscape-level factors, with pollinator and natural enemy populations often associated with semi-natural habitat remnants. They provide ecosystem services essential for all agroecosystems. For smallholders, natural pest regulation may be the only affordable and available option to manage pests. We evaluated the beneficial insect community on smallholder bean farms (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and its relationship with the plant communities in field margins, including margin trees that are not associated with forest fragments. Using traps, botanical surveys and transect walks, we analysed the relationship between the floral diversity/composition of naturally regenerating field margins, and the beneficial insect abundance/diversi

SUBMITTER: Arnold SEJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8313545 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature