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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Main Authors: Matthew. P. Skellern, Suzanne J. Clark, Andrew W. Ferguson, Nigel P. Watts, Samantha M. Cook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/4/349