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Biodiversity enhancement and utilization - Pest control in brassicas

Luka, Henryk and Barloggio, Guendalina (2015) Biodiversity enhancement and utilization - Pest control in brassicas. Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica, 18, pp. 53-55.

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Summary

In cabbage fields parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera) use the eggs or larvae of pest butterflies and moths for their own reproduction, ultimately killing them, playing an important role in the biological plant protection strategy. An efficient way to promote this parasitoids in the crop field is to provide them with flower strips as well as companion plants, e.g. cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), that will provide them with food (nectar) and shelter. Between 2007 and 2010 we conducted experiments to test the olfactory attractiveness of different flowers as well as the influence of their nectar on the regulation of the cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) as well as on the lifespan and parasitation performance of its antagonists (egg and larval parasitoids).


EPrint Type:Journal paper
Keywords:functional biodiversity, cabbage, flowering plants, natural enemies, vegetable growing
Subjects: Crop husbandry > Production systems > Vegetables
Environmental aspects > Biodiversity and ecosystem services
Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection
Research affiliation: Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Crop protection > Entomology
ISSN:1336-9245
Deposited By: Luka, Dr. Henryk
ID Code:36418
Deposited On:30 Aug 2019 12:48
Last Modified:25 Nov 2020 14:40
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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