Conservation of natural enemies may be an effective form of pest management in various ecosystems. If beneficial Hymenoptera, native to an area, can be protected and encouraged to multiply, the benefits of natural insect pest control might be realized. Hymenoptera as natural enemies as well as pollinators have been studied intensively in many agroecosystems worldwide. However, lowbush blueberry is not an ecosystem where ecology of Hymenoptera has been well studied. This book discusses two studies conducted in lowbush blueberry fields in Washington County, Maine (USA). These studies...
Conservation of natural enemies may be an effective form of pest management in various ecosystems. If beneficial Hymenoptera, native to an area, can b...