Practices to Conserve Pollinators and Natural Enemies in Agro-Ecosystems
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450). This special issue belongs to the section "Insect Pest and Vector Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2022) | Viewed by 9913
Special Issue Editors
Interests: integrated pest management; agronomic practices/mitigation measures for conservation of natural enemies and pollinators; sustainable use of pesticides
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: natural enemies; biological control; conservation of beneficial arthropods; plant-insect interactions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Intensive agriculture has put great pressure on populations of beneficial arthropods, especially through adverse effects of pesticide use and the impact on resources in the agricultural landscape. Sustainable agronomic practices, such as management of field margins and mid-field strips with selected flower plants, cover crops, and banker plants, can create suitable habitats that provide food and shelter to pollinators and to natural enemies of insect pests in agro-ecosystems. The successful establishment of such habitats requires a good understanding of the food-web theory with respect to functional plant–arthropod diversity, regulation of herbivore populations by manipulation of bottom-up and top-down effects, and crop pollination. This Special Issue aims to focus on good agronomic practices/mitigation measures to sustain and enhance pollinators and natural enemies in terms of associated plant–arthropod interactions, functional biodiversity, and ecosystem services in cultivated areas. Original research articles, review articles, and short communications are welcome.
Dr. Filitsa Karamaouna
Prof. Dr. Josep Anton Jaques
Dr. Vaya Kati
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pollinator habitats
- natural enemies habitats
- plant–insect interactions
- natural vegetation
- floral resources
- conservation
- agronomic practices
- mitigation measures
- functional biodiversity
- ecosystem services
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