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Herbivore-induced plant volatiles and tritrophic interactions across spatial scales by Aartsma, Yavanna, Bianchi, Felix J. J. A., Werf, Wopke, Poelman, Erik H., Dicke, Marcel

“…Herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) are an important cue used in herbivore location by carnivorous arthropods such as parasitoids. The effects of plant…”
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Drivers, farmers' responses and landscape consequences of smallholder farming systems changes in southern Ethiopia by Kebede, Yodit, Baudron, Frédéric, Bianchi, Felix J. J. A., Tittonell, Pablo

“…Ethiopia is now the second most populated country in Africa with more than 100 million people and an annual population growth rate of 3%. Here, we assess how…”
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High Pollination Deficit and Strong Dependence on Honeybees in Pollination of Korla Fragrant Pear, Pyrus sinkiangensis by Li, Qian, Sun, Mengxiao, Liu, Yangtian, Liu, Bing, Bianchi, Felix J. J. A., van der Werf, Wopke, Lu, Yanhui

“…Pollination deficits can compromise fruit yield and quality and have been reported in several fruit crops. It is unknown whether there is a pollination deficit…”
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Ecological illiteracy can deepen farmers' pesticide dependency by Wyckhuys, K A G, Heong, K L, Sanchez-Bayo, F, Bianchi, F J J A, Lundgren, J G, Bentley, J W

“…Nearly 2.5 billion smallholders cultivate the world's arable land, strategically positioned to tackle multiple Anthropocene challenges. When consciously…”
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Wild pollinators enhance oilseed rape yield in small-holder farming systems in China by Zou, Yi, Xiao, Haijun, Bianchi, Felix J J A, Jauker, Frank, Luo, Shudong, van der Werf, Wopke

“…Insect pollinators play an important role in crop pollination, but the relative contribution of wild pollinators and honey bees to pollination is currently…”
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Spatial variability in ecosystem services: simple rules for predator-mediated pest suppression by Bianchi, F. J. J. A, Schellhorn, N. A, Buckley, Y. M, Possingham, H. P

“…Agricultural pest control often relies on the ecosystem services provided by the predators of pests. Appropriate landscape and habitat management for pest…”
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Linking landscape structure, floral resource distribution, pollen use and movement distances of a generalist predator by González, E., Bianchi, F. J. J. A., Eckerter, P. W., Entling, M. H.

“…Understanding the habitat use and movement patterns of natural enemies in agricultural landscapes is essential for enhancing biological pest control. Since…”
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Farming practices to enhance biodiversity across biomes: a systematic review by Cozim-Melges, Felipe, Ripoll-Bosch, Raimon, Veen, G F Ciska, Oggiano, Philipp, Bianchi, Felix J J A, van der Putten, Wim H, van Zanten, Hannah H E

“…Intensive agriculture for food and feed production is a key driver of global biodiversity loss. It is generally assumed that more extensive practices are…”
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Enhanced pest control in cabbage crops near forest in The Netherlands by Bianchi, F. J. J. A, Goedhart, P. W, Baveco, J. M

“…Landscapes are composed of a multitude of habitat types which, potentially, can influence natural enemy populations. The contribution of specific habitat types…”
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Sweep netting samples, but not sticky trap samples, indicate beneficial arthropod abundance is negatively associated with landscape wide insecticide use by Bakker, Lieneke, Werf, Wopke, Bianchi, Felix J. J. A.

“…Insecticide use and landscape context are major drivers for the abundance of beneficial arthropods, such as predators, parasitoids and pollinators. However,…”
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Land consolidation impacts the abundance and richness of natural enemies but not pests in small‐holder rice systems by Gong, Shanxing, Zhu, Yulin, Fu, Daomeng, Bianchi, Felix J. J. A., Werf, Wopke, Hodgson, Jenny A., Xiao, Haijun, Zou, Yi

“…Traditional small‐holder agricultural landscapes in southern China are being consolidated to increase mechanisation levels in agriculture, but it is unclear…”
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Neonicotinoids in global agriculture: evidence for a new pesticide treadmill? by Bakker, Lieneke, van der Werf, Wopke, Tittonell, Pablo, Wyckhuys, Kris A. G., Bianchi, Felix J. J. A.

“…Overreliance on synthetic insecticides in global agriculture is the outcome of a "pesticide treadmill," in which insecticide-induced pest resistance…”
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A native with a taste for the exotic: weeds and pasture provide year‐round habitat for Nysius vinitor (Hemiptera: Orsillidae) across Australia, with implications for area‐wide management by Parry, Hazel R, Marcora, Anna, Macfadyen, Sarina, Hopkinson, Jamie, Hulthen, Andrew D, Neave, Mick, Bianchi, Felix J J A, Franzmann, Bernard A, Lloyd, Richard J, Miles, Melina, Zalucki, Myron P, Schellhorn, Nancy A

“…While pest management tends to focus on pests that are already present in crops, non‐crop hosts may play a crucial role in supporting pest populations outside…”
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Predicting invasive fungal pathogens using invasive pest assemblages: testing model predictions in a virtual world by Paini, Dean R, Bianchi, Felix J J A, Northfield, Tobin D, De Barro, Paul J

“…Predicting future species invasions presents significant challenges to researchers and government agencies. Simply considering the vast number of potential…”
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Do diverse landscapes provide for effective natural pest control in subtropical rice? by Zou, Yi, Kraker, Joop, Bianchi, Felix J. J. A., Xiao, Haijun, Huang, Jikun, Deng, Xiangzheng, Hou, Lingling, Werf, Wopke, Marini, Lorenzo

“…While the biocontrol potential of natural enemies is well established, it is largely unknown how landscape‐mediated effects on pest and natural enemy…”
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Variation between plant species in pollen digestion rates in the green lacewing Chrysoperla carnea by González, Ezequiel, Bianchi, Felix J. J. A., Wizorek, Sarah, Schumacher, Mia, Entling, Martin H.

“…Pollen are an important food source for numerous insects and may be used as natural markers in ecological studies. However, to make inferences about the…”
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Synthetic Nasonov gland pheromone enhances abundance and visitation of honeybee, Apis mellifera, in Korla fragrant pear, Pyrus sinkiangensis by Li, Qian, Sun, Mengxiao, Liu, Yangtian, Liu, Bing, Werf, Wopke, Bianchi, Felix J. J. A., Lu, Yanhui

“…Korla fragrant pear (Pyrus sinkiangensis Yü) depends on cross‐pollination by honeybees (Apis mellifera) but may suffer from low honeybee visitation. We…”
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Changes in agricultural land use can explain population decline in a ladybeetle species in the Czech Republic : evidence from a process-based spatially explicit model by BIANCHI, Felix J. J. A, HONEK, Alois, VAN DER WERF, Wopke

“…Changes in land use affect species interactions and population dynamics by modifying the spatial template of trophic interaction and the availability of…”
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Modelling mobile agent‐based ecosystem services using kernel‐weighted predictors by Goedhart, Paul W., Lof, Marjolein E., Bianchi, Felix J. J. A., Baveco, Hans (J.) M., Werf, Wopke, Carvalheiro, Luísa

“…Agriculture benefits from ecosystem services provided by mobile agents, such as biological pest control by natural enemies and pollination by bees. However,…”
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Understanding Landscape Multifunctionality in a Post-forest Frontier: Supply and Demand of Ecosystem Services in Eastern Amazonia by Pinillos, Daniel, Bianchi, Felix J. J. A., Poccard-Chapuis, Rene, Corbeels, Marc, Tittonell, Pablo, Schulte, Rogier P. O.

“…Sustainable food production requires approaches that reconcile agricultural production with the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources,…”
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