Quantification of pesticide residues in the topsoil of Belgian fruit orchards: terrestrial environmental risk assessment.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.5811
Abstract: BACKGROUND Pesticides are widely used in fruit orchards. In the context of integrated pest management (IPM) Flemish farmers are advised to restrict the use of pesticides. However, residues of pesticides could still pose a threat… read more here.
Keywords: pesticide residues; risk; risk assessment; fruit orchards ... See more keywords
Monitoring of the invasive Halyomorpha halys, a new key pest of fruit orchards in northern Italy
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DOI: 10.1007/s10340-017-0896-2
Abstract: Halyomorpha halys is an invasive polyphagous pest with a high negative impact on fruit orchards and other agricultural crops in the USA. In Italy, it was first detected in 2012 in Emilia Romagna, a northern… read more here.
Keywords: new key; fruit; fruit orchards; key pest ... See more keywords
Conservation value of pome fruit orchards for overwintering birds in southeastern France
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-020-02016-3
Abstract: Bird survival in winter relies on the availability of key population resources such as food, shelter and resting sites. In annual crops, intensive crop management has been shown to affect bird communities through a reduction… read more here.
Keywords: pome fruit; conservation value; bird; conservation ... See more keywords
Do primary and secondary host plants affect aphid- parasitoid interactions in fruit orchards?
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007485322000608
Abstract: Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate how the primary (PHP) and secondary host plants (SHP) in the fruit orchards affect the interactions of aphids and their parasitoids in northwest Turkey during spring… read more here.
Keywords: fruit orchards; php; aphid parasitoid; secondary host ... See more keywords