The ‘Botanical Triad’: The Presence of Insectary Plants Enhances Natural Enemy Abundance on Trap Crop Plants in an Organic Cabbage Agro-Ecosystem
Habitat manipulation through the incorporation of non-crop plants such as trap crops (to lure pests away from the cash crop) and insectary plants (to provide resources for natural enemies) into agro-ecosystems is an ecological approach to pest management. In a field-scale study, we quantified the ef...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Insects |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/6/181 |