| C.M. Villegas, J.A. Verdugo, A.A. Grez, J. Tapia, and B. Lavandero. 2013. Movement between crops and weeds: temporal refuges for aphidophagous insects in Central Chile. Cien. Inv. Agr. 40(2): 317-326. Crop edges have significant effects on populations of natural enemies, acting as source or sink habitats during the growing season. Previous observations have shown that coccinellid species are associated with thistle (Sylibum marianum (L.) Gaertn), a common exotic weed in the central valley of Chile. To determine whether thistles growing at crop edges act as a putative refuge for natural enemies, the seasonal relative abundance of aphidophagous coccinellids was estimated at 0, 10 and 25 m from the edges of three alfalfa fields. Mark-recapture studies were... |
