Banker Plant Bonuses? The Benefits and Risks of Including Brassicas in Field Margins to Promote Conservation Biocontrol of Specialist Pests in Oilseed Rape
European agri-environment schemes include the use of flower-rich field margins to promote on-farm biodiversity, but species mixtures rarely include Brassicaceae. As pests of oilseed rape (OSR; <i>Brassica napus</i>) and their parasitoids are mostly brassica specialists, including brassic...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-03-01
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Series: | Insects |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/4/349 |