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| Géneau, Céline E.; Wäckers, Felix L.; Luka, Henryk; Daniel, Claudia; Balmer, Oliver. |
| Habitat management is an important element in sustainable agriculture and can be used to maximize a range of ecosystem services that support crop production. An important example of such ecosystem services is biological control of pests which can be enhanced by providing arthropod natural enemies with suitable floral resources. The potential risk of this approach, however, is that flowering plants may enhance the fitness of the targeted pests as well. We conducted experiments to identify selective plant species that would improve the longevity and parasitization rate of the parasitoid wasp Microplitis mediator without benefiting its host pest, the cabbage moth Mamestra brassicae. Effects on longevity were also assessed for Diadegma fenestrale, a generalist... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Vegetables Crop health; Quality; Protection. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/19939/4/Geneau%2Detal%2D2012%2DBasicApplEcol2012.pdf |
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