The Impact of Beehive Proximity, Human Activity and Agricultural Intensity on Diptera Diversity in a Mediterranean Mosaic of Agroecosystems, with a Focus on Pest Species
Diptera, with their participation in pollination, significantly contribute to the maintenance of plant diversity, and they also have great potential for assessing habitat health and preserving it. A decline in their abundance and diversity has been recorded worldwide as a consequence of biotic, abio...
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| author | Barbara Sladonja Ivana Tlak Gajger Mirela Uzelac Danijela Poljuha Clara Garau Nediljko Landeka Miroslav Barták Giovanni Bacaro |
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| description | Diptera, with their participation in pollination, significantly contribute to the maintenance of plant diversity, and they also have great potential for assessing habitat health and preserving it. A decline in their abundance and diversity has been recorded worldwide as a consequence of biotic, abiotic, and anthropic alterations. In addition to pollinators, these orders include agricultural and forestry pests, which are a threat to both cultivated and wild plants that are very important to the economy. Many pests have escaped from their native areas, and it is important to monitor their spread to implement sustainable means of control. Our study provides baseline information on Diptera and Vespidae diversity in the Mediterranean mosaic of agroecosystems, giving information on the importance of human influence on insect diversity. We carried out an insect inventory in Istria, Croatia, using a set of traps placed in the proximity of beehives. This study was also important in determining the presence of pests and newly introduced species. A total of 94 species from 24 families were recorded—7 important agricultural pests of Diptera and 17 new records for Croatia. The correlation between species diversity and environmental and anthropogenic factors leads to the conclusion that total insect species richness, pest species richness, and the first findings depend on human activities. The number of honeybee colonies negatively correlated with species richness, while anthropic influence positively affected total and pest species richness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a7ebeb27a01d405281a6ffaa84b710c92023-11-17T09:11:15ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152023-03-01136102410.3390/ani13061024The Impact of Beehive Proximity, Human Activity and Agricultural Intensity on Diptera Diversity in a Mediterranean Mosaic of Agroecosystems, with a Focus on Pest SpeciesBarbara Sladonja0Ivana Tlak Gajger1Mirela Uzelac2Danijela Poljuha3Clara Garau4Nediljko Landeka5Miroslav Barták6Giovanni Bacaro7Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč, CroatiaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaInstitute of Agriculture and Tourism, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč, CroatiaInstitute of Agriculture and Tourism, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč, CroatiaDepartment of Life and Environment Botanical Section, University of Cagliari, Viale S. Ignazio da Laconi 13, 09123 Cagliari, ItalyPublic Health Institute of the Istrian Region, Nazorova 23, 52100 Pula, CroatiaDepartment of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Praha 6, Suchdol, Czech RepublicDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, ItalyDiptera, with their participation in pollination, significantly contribute to the maintenance of plant diversity, and they also have great potential for assessing habitat health and preserving it. A decline in their abundance and diversity has been recorded worldwide as a consequence of biotic, abiotic, and anthropic alterations. In addition to pollinators, these orders include agricultural and forestry pests, which are a threat to both cultivated and wild plants that are very important to the economy. Many pests have escaped from their native areas, and it is important to monitor their spread to implement sustainable means of control. Our study provides baseline information on Diptera and Vespidae diversity in the Mediterranean mosaic of agroecosystems, giving information on the importance of human influence on insect diversity. We carried out an insect inventory in Istria, Croatia, using a set of traps placed in the proximity of beehives. This study was also important in determining the presence of pests and newly introduced species. A total of 94 species from 24 families were recorded—7 important agricultural pests of Diptera and 17 new records for Croatia. The correlation between species diversity and environmental and anthropogenic factors leads to the conclusion that total insect species richness, pest species richness, and the first findings depend on human activities. The number of honeybee colonies negatively correlated with species richness, while anthropic influence positively affected total and pest species richness.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/6/1024anthropic parametersbiodiversity preservationcompositioninvasive speciesinventorymosaic ecosystems |
| spellingShingle | Barbara Sladonja Ivana Tlak Gajger Mirela Uzelac Danijela Poljuha Clara Garau Nediljko Landeka Miroslav Barták Giovanni Bacaro The Impact of Beehive Proximity, Human Activity and Agricultural Intensity on Diptera Diversity in a Mediterranean Mosaic of Agroecosystems, with a Focus on Pest Species Animals anthropic parameters biodiversity preservation composition invasive species inventory mosaic ecosystems |
| title | The Impact of Beehive Proximity, Human Activity and Agricultural Intensity on Diptera Diversity in a Mediterranean Mosaic of Agroecosystems, with a Focus on Pest Species |
| title_full | The Impact of Beehive Proximity, Human Activity and Agricultural Intensity on Diptera Diversity in a Mediterranean Mosaic of Agroecosystems, with a Focus on Pest Species |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Beehive Proximity, Human Activity and Agricultural Intensity on Diptera Diversity in a Mediterranean Mosaic of Agroecosystems, with a Focus on Pest Species |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Beehive Proximity, Human Activity and Agricultural Intensity on Diptera Diversity in a Mediterranean Mosaic of Agroecosystems, with a Focus on Pest Species |
| title_short | The Impact of Beehive Proximity, Human Activity and Agricultural Intensity on Diptera Diversity in a Mediterranean Mosaic of Agroecosystems, with a Focus on Pest Species |
| title_sort | impact of beehive proximity human activity and agricultural intensity on diptera diversity in a mediterranean mosaic of agroecosystems with a focus on pest species |
| topic | anthropic parameters biodiversity preservation composition invasive species inventory mosaic ecosystems |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/6/1024 |
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