In-Field Habitat Management to Optimize Pest Control of Novel Soil Communities in Agroecosystems
The challenge of managing agroecosystems on a landscape scale and the novel structure of soil communities in agroecosystems both provide reason to focus on in-field management practices, including cover crop adoption, reduced tillage, and judicial pesticide use, to promote soil community diversity....
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| author | Kirsten A. Pearsons John F. Tooker |
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| description | The challenge of managing agroecosystems on a landscape scale and the novel structure of soil communities in agroecosystems both provide reason to focus on in-field management practices, including cover crop adoption, reduced tillage, and judicial pesticide use, to promote soil community diversity. Belowground and epigeal arthropods, especially exotic generalist predators, play a significant role in controlling insect pests, weeds, and pathogens in agroecosystems. However, the preventative pest management tactics that dominate field-crop production in the United States do not promote biological control. In this review, we argue that by reducing disturbance, mitigating the effects of necessary field activities, and controlling pests within an Integrated Pest Management framework, farmers can facilitate the diversity and activity of native and exotic arthropod predators. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d450c3e912704da480473e5f09c8ad532022-12-21T18:49:16ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502017-08-01838210.3390/insects8030082insects8030082In-Field Habitat Management to Optimize Pest Control of Novel Soil Communities in AgroecosystemsKirsten A. Pearsons0John F. Tooker1Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USADepartment of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USAThe challenge of managing agroecosystems on a landscape scale and the novel structure of soil communities in agroecosystems both provide reason to focus on in-field management practices, including cover crop adoption, reduced tillage, and judicial pesticide use, to promote soil community diversity. Belowground and epigeal arthropods, especially exotic generalist predators, play a significant role in controlling insect pests, weeds, and pathogens in agroecosystems. However, the preventative pest management tactics that dominate field-crop production in the United States do not promote biological control. In this review, we argue that by reducing disturbance, mitigating the effects of necessary field activities, and controlling pests within an Integrated Pest Management framework, farmers can facilitate the diversity and activity of native and exotic arthropod predators.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/8/3/82tillagecover cropsoil communitypest controlin-field habitatnovel ecosystemsoil insecticidesseed treatments |
| spellingShingle | Kirsten A. Pearsons John F. Tooker In-Field Habitat Management to Optimize Pest Control of Novel Soil Communities in Agroecosystems Insects tillage cover crop soil community pest control in-field habitat novel ecosystem soil insecticides seed treatments |
| title | In-Field Habitat Management to Optimize Pest Control of Novel Soil Communities in Agroecosystems |
| title_full | In-Field Habitat Management to Optimize Pest Control of Novel Soil Communities in Agroecosystems |
| title_fullStr | In-Field Habitat Management to Optimize Pest Control of Novel Soil Communities in Agroecosystems |
| title_full_unstemmed | In-Field Habitat Management to Optimize Pest Control of Novel Soil Communities in Agroecosystems |
| title_short | In-Field Habitat Management to Optimize Pest Control of Novel Soil Communities in Agroecosystems |
| title_sort | in field habitat management to optimize pest control of novel soil communities in agroecosystems |
| topic | tillage cover crop soil community pest control in-field habitat novel ecosystem soil insecticides seed treatments |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/8/3/82 |
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