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Comparing floral resource maps and land cover maps to predict predators and aphid suppression on field bean

Ammann, Lolita; Bosem-Baillod, Aliette; Eckerter, Philipp W.; Entling, Martin H.; Albrecht, Matthias and Herzog, Felix (2022) Comparing floral resource maps and land cover maps to predict predators and aphid suppression on field bean. Landscape Ecology, 37, pp. 431-441.

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Summary

Context
Predatory insects contribute to the natural control of agricultural pests, but also use plant pollen or nectar as supplementary food resources. Resource maps have been proposed as an alternative to land cover maps for prediction of beneficial insects.
Objectives
We aimed at predicting the abundance of crop pest predating insects and the pest control service they provide with both, detailed flower resource maps and land cover maps.
Methods
We selected 19 landscapes of 500 m radius and mapped them with both approaches. In the centres of the landscapes, aphid predators – hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae), ladybeetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) – were surveyed in experimentally established faba bean phytometers (Vicia faba L. Var. Sutton Dwarf) and their control of introduced black bean aphids (Aphis fabae Scop.) was recorded.
Results
Landscapes with higher proportions of forest edge as derived from land cover maps supported higher abundance of aphid predators, and high densities of aphid predators reduced aphid infestation on faba bean. Floral resource maps did not significantly predict predator abundance or aphid control services.
Conclusions
Land cover maps allowed to relate landscape composition with predator abundance, showing positive effects of forest edges. Floral resource maps may have failed to better predict predators because other resources such as overwintering sites or alternative prey potentially play a more important role than floral resources. More research is needed to further improve our understanding of resource requirements beyond floral resource estimations and our understanding of their role for aphid predators at the landscape scale.


EPrint Type:Journal paper
Keywords:predation, pest control, landscape management, semi natural habitat, ecosystem services
Agrovoc keywords:
Language
Value
URI
English
pest control
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5726
English
landscape management -> landscape conservation
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35166
English
legumes
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4255
Subjects: Crop husbandry > Production systems > Cereals, pulses and oilseeds
Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection
Research affiliation: Switzerland > Agroscope
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Crop protection
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Arable crops > Legumes
DOI:10.1007/s10980-021-01361-0
Deposited By: Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL
ID Code:45488
Deposited On:16 Feb 2023 10:01
Last Modified:16 Feb 2023 10:01
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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