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Trap crop diversity enhances crop yield [PDF]

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2016
Abstract Diverse plantings provide many benefits for agroecosystem health. For example, ⿿trap crops⿿ that are highly attractive to pests can protect nearby, less attractive host plants. However, it is unclear whether increasing biodiversity of trap crops themselves might increase the effectiveness of this pest-management technique.
Joyce E. Parker, David W. Crowder, Sanford D. Eigenbrode, William E. Snyder   +3 more
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Edge Effects and Pitfall Trap Design Influence Spider Diversity and Assemblages in Canola Agroecosystems on the Canadian Prairies [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Spiders (Araneae) are generalist predators in agroecosystems and may contribute to biological control in canola (Brassica napus L. and B. rapa L.). However, their diversity and community structure remain understudied in the Canadian Prairies.
Kirra Kent, Aldo Ríos Martínez, Kristen Guelly, Jaime Pinzon, Boyd A. Mori   +4 more
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Ovipositional responses of Spodoptera frugiperda on host plants provide a basis for using Bt-transgenic maize as trap crop in China

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021
Spodoptera frugiperda, the pest fall armyworm (FAW), is widespread in more than 100 countries. To date, planting insect-resistant transgenic crops is one of the main control methods in its native countries. In this study we evaluated Bt-transgenic maize (
Li-mei HE, Sheng-yuan ZHAO, Xi-wu GAO, Kong-ming WU   +3 more
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Crop-Specific Effects on Pan-Trap Sampling of Potential Pollinators as Influenced by Trap Color and Location

Agronomy, 2023
Characterizing insect communities in pollinator-dependent crops helps determine the potential pollinator effectiveness and their effects on crop yield.
Solange A. Jaques, Christian Jofré-Pérez, Maureen M. Murúa, Lorena Vieli, Francisco E. Fontúrbel   +4 more
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Evaluation of 11 potential trap crops for root-knot nematode (RKN) control under glasshouse conditions

Open Agriculture, 2022
A preliminary study of the development and growth of lettuce crops trap cropped with 11 trap crops for root-knot nematode (RKN) control was studied under glasshouse conditions in Kadoorie Agriculture Research Centre in Palestine Technical University ...
Samara Rana
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Triticale as a Potential Trap Crop for the Wheat Stem Sawfly (Hymenoptera: Cephidae) in Winter Wheat

Frontiers in Agronomy, 2022
Trap cropping involves the use of plant species or genotypes to attract pest insects away from the main crop to avoid pest damage. In this study, we evaluated the potential of using winter triticale (x Triticosecale) as a trap crop for the wheat stem ...
Erika S. Peirce, Erika S. Peirce, Darren M. Cockrell, Paul J. Ode, Paul J. Ode, Frank B. Peairs, Punya Nachappa   +6 more
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Evaluation of Solanaceous Species as Nonhost Trap Crops for Globodera pallida

Journal of Nematology, 2023
Globodera pallida, the pale cyst nematode (PCN), is a quarantine pest of potato posing a serious threat to the Idaho potato industry. Globodera pallida only hatches in the presence of a hatching stimulus produced by a host plant or closely related ...
Hickman Paige, Dandurand Louise-Marie
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Evaluation of Slug Refuge Traps in a Soybean Reduced-Tillage Cover Crop System

Insects, 2021
As more farmers adopt no- or reduced-tillage and/or cover crop land management practices, slugs have become more frequent pests of field crops, including soybean.
Amy L. Raudenbush, Adrian J. Pekarcik, Van R. Haden, Kelley J. Tilmon   +3 more
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Population diversity of insects in cowpea culture (Vigna unguiculata L., Fabaceae)/Diversidade Populacional de insetos na cultura de feijão caupi (Vigna unguiculata L., Fabaceae)

Diversitas Journal, 2020
Cowpea is a grain widely consumed in Brazil, especially in the North and Northeast. The objective of this study was to know the diversity indexes of entomofauna in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) crop using colored traps.
Eliane dos Santos, Tamara Taís dos Santos, Joice Kessia Barbosa dos Santos, Aleyres Bispo Chagas, Diego Jorge da Silva, Rubens Pessoa de Barros   +5 more
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Effect of Winter Oilseed Rape Cropping on the Development of the Sugar Beet Cyst Nematode, Heterodera schachtii, and Control of Volunteer Plants as a Trap Crop Method

Agronomy, 2020
The integration of oilseed rape (OSR) into sugar beet rotation systems is restricted due to the very good host status of OSR for the beet cyst nematode (BCN) Heterodera schachtii.
Daub Matthias
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