Mixed effects of landscape complexity and insecticide use on ladybeetle abundance in wheat fields.
Long YangQian ZhangBing LiuYingda ZengYunfei PanMinlong LiYan-Hui LuPublished in: Pest management science (2019)
Ladybeetle abundance is enhanced by landscape complexity, but this is modified by insecticide use in local fields. Within-field efforts to maximize the conservation biological control of pests to improve crop yield should take into account the influence of the surrounding landscape. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.