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Approaches to Identify the Value of Seminatural Habitats for Conservation Biological Control.

  • Holland JM Farmland Ecology Unit, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Fordingbridge SP6 1EF, UK.
  • Jeanneret P Agroecology and Environment, Agroscope, CH-8046 Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Moonen AC Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Agroecology Group, Institute of Life Sciences, Via Santa Cecilia 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
  • van der Werf W Wageningen University & Research, Crop Systems Analysis, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands.
  • Rossing WAH Wageningen University & Research, Farming Systems Ecology, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands.
  • Antichi D Centre for Agri-environmental Research "Enrico Avanzi", University of Pisa, Via Vecchia di Marina 6, San Piero a Grado 56122, Pisa, Italy.
  • Entling MH iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstr. 7, D-76829 Landau, Germany.
  • Giffard B Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRAE, UMR 1065 Santé et Agroécologie du Vignoble, University of Bordeaux, F-33170 Bordeaux, France.
  • Helsen H Plant Protection Institute, Szent Istvan University, Pater K. str. 1, Szent Istvan University, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary.
  • Szalai M Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen Plant Research, Lingewal 1, 6668LA Randwijk, The Netherlands.
  • Rega C European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Via E. Fermi 2749, Ispra, VA, Italy.
  • Gibert C SOLAGRO, 75 voie du TOEC, CS 27608, 31076 Toulouse Cedex 3, France.
  • Veromann E Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, 51006 Tartu, Estonia.
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  • 2020-04-05
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  • Insects. - 2020
conservation biological control
crop pests
field margins
integrated pest management
landscape ecology
natural capital
natural enemies
sentinel systems
English Invertebrates perform many vital functions in agricultural production, but many taxa are in decline, including pest natural enemies. Action is needed to increase their abundance if more sustainable agricultural systems are to be achieved. Conservation biological control (CBC) is a key component of integrated pest management yet has failed to be widely adopted in mainstream agriculture. Approaches to improving conservation biological control have been largely ad hoc. Two approaches are described to improve this process, one based upon pest natural enemy ecology and resource provision while the other focusses on the ecosystem service delivery using the QuESSA (Quantification of Ecological Services for Sustainable Agriculture) project as an example. In this project, a predictive scoring system was developed to show the potential of five seminatural habitat categories to provide biological control, from which predictive maps were generated for Europe. Actual biological control was measured in a series of case studies using sentinel systems (insect or seed prey), trade-offs between ecosystem services were explored, and heatmaps of biological control were generated. The overall conclusion from the QuESSA project was that results were context specific, indicating that more targeted approaches to CBC are needed. This may include designing new habitats or modifying existing habitats to support the types of natural enemies required for specific crops or pests.
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