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Agricultural landscape simplification reduces natural pest control: A quantitative synthesis by Rusch, Adrien, Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca, Gardiner, Mary M., Hawro, Violetta, Holland, John, Landis, Douglas, Thies, Carsten, Tscharntke, Teja, Weisser, Wolfgang W., Winqvist, Camilla, Woltz, Megan, Bommarco, Riccardo

“…•This is the first quantitative synthesis of the effect of landscape simplification on biological pest control.•We found a consistent negative effect of…”
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Coccinellid response to landscape composition and configuration by Megan Woltz, J., Landis, Douglas A.

“…Arthropod natural enemies provide valuable pest suppression in agricultural landscapes. Natural enemy abundance and diversity within a given crop, in turn,…”
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Invertebrates, ecosystem services and climate change by Prather, Chelse M., Pelini, Shannon L., Laws, Angela, Rivest, Emily, Woltz, Megan, Bloch, Christopher P., Del Toro, Israel, Ho, Chuan-Kai, Kominoski, John, Newbold, T. A. Scott, Parsons, Sheena, Joern, A.

“…ABSTRACT The sustainability of ecosystem services depends on a firm understanding of both how organisms provide these services to humans and how these…”
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Characterization and manipulation of fruit susceptibility to Drosophila suzukii by Lee, Jana C., Dalton, Daniel T., Swoboda-Bhattarai, Katharine A., Bruck, Denny J., Burrack, Hannah J., Strik, Bernadine C., Woltz, J. Megan, Walton, Vaughn M.

“…Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) is an economic pest of small fruits and cherries that attacks intact ripening fruits. Host susceptibility may be influenced by…”
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Coccinellid immigration to infested host patches influences suppression of Aphis glycines in soybean by Woltz, J. Megan, Landis, Douglas A.

“…[Display omitted] ► We manipulated coccinellid immigration rates and measured effects on Aphis glycines populations. ► With low aphid pressure, ambient…”
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Drosophila suzukii flight performance reduced by starvation but not affected by humidity by Wong, Jessica S., Cave, Adam C., Lightle, Danielle M., Mahaffee, Walter F., Naranjo, Steve E., Wiman, Nik G., Woltz, J. Megan, Lee, Jana C.

“…Drosophila suzukii is widely studied because of its status as a global pest of berries and soft fruits. Environmental conditions and access to food resources…”
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Two Pests Overlap: Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Use of Fruit Exposed to Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by Woltz, J. Megan, Wiman, Nik G, Lee, Jana C

“…Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), are global economic…”
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The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis by Albrecht, Matthias, Kleijn, David, Williams, Neal M., Tschumi, Matthias, Blaauw, Brett R., Bommarco, Riccardo, Campbell, Alistair J., Dainese, Matteo, Drummond, Francis A., Entling, Martin H., Ganser, Dominik, Arjen de Groot, G., Goulson, Dave, Grab, Heather, Hamilton, Hannah, Herzog, Felix, Isaacs, Rufus, Jacot, Katja, Jeanneret, Philippe, Jonsson, Mattias, Knop, Eva, Kremen, Claire, Landis, Douglas A., Loeb, Gregory M., Marini, Lorenzo, McKerchar, Megan, Morandin, Lora, Pfister, Sonja C., Potts, Simon G., Rundlöf, Maj, Sardiñas, Hillary, Sciligo, Amber, Thies, Carsten, Tscharntke, Teja, Venturini, Eric, Veromann, Eve, Vollhardt, Ines M.G., Wäckers, Felix, Ward, Kimiora, Wilby, Andrew, Woltz, Megan, Wratten, Steve, Sutter, Louis, Irwin, Rebecca

“…Floral plantings are promoted to foster ecological intensification of agriculture through provisioning of ecosystem services. However, a comprehensive…”
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Erratum to: Characterization and manipulation of fruit susceptibility to Drosophila suzukii by Lee, Jana C., Dalton, Daniel T., Swoboda-Bhattarai, Katharine A., Bruck, Denny J., Burrack, Hannah J., Strik, Bernadine C., Woltz, J. Megan, Walton, Vaughn M.

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Pupation behavior and larval and pupal biocontrol of Drosophila suzukii in the field by Woltz, J. Megan, Lee, Jana C.

“…•Natural enemies reduce D. suzukii larvae in fruit by 19–49%.•Natural enemies reduce D. suzukii pupae in soil by 61–91%.•82–93% of pupae were found in soil,…”
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Landscape structure and habitat management differentially influence insect natural enemies in an agricultural landscape by Woltz, J. Megan, Isaacs, Rufus, Landis, Douglas A.

“…► Landscape may influence the effect of local manipulations on predators and biocontrol. ► We test flowering buckwheat effects on coccinellids in landscapes of…”
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Efficacy of commercially available predators, nematodes and fungal entomopathogens for augmentative control of Drosophila suzukii by Woltz, J. M, Donahue, K. M, Bruck, D. J, Lee, J. C

“…The recent arrival of Drosophila suzukii, an invasive pest of soft‐skinned fruit with a wide host range, has resulted in increased production costs for growers…”
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Cover crops have neutral effects on predator communities and biological control services in annual cellulosic bioenergy cropping systems by Fox, Aaron F., Kim, Tania N., Bahlai, Christine A., Woltz, J. Megan, Gratton, Claudio, Landis, Douglas A.

“…•We explored a cover crop system designed to enhance stover bioenergy sustainability.•Cover crops altered early-season predator communities.•However, cover…”
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Diel variation in the abundance and composition of the predator assemblages feeding on aphid-infested soybean by Petersen, Luke F, Woltz, J. Megan

“…Many predatory arthropods are nocturnal, yet the potential contribution of nocturnal predators to biological control is often overlooked. The soybean aphid,…”
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Relationships between landscape structure, coccinellid activity density, and aphid suppression in soybean by Woltz, Jessica Megan

“…Arthropod natural enemies provide valuable pest suppression in agricultural landscapes, and numerous studies have demonstrated the effects of landscape…”
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Relationships between landscape structure, coccinellid activity density, and aphid suppression in soybean by Woltz, Jessica Megan

“…Arthropod natural enemies provide valuable pest suppression in agricultural landscapes, and numerous studies have demonstrated the effects of landscape…”
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