Presence of cover crops for the conservation of overwintering natural enemies in citrus orchards: friends or foes for spring and summer pest control?

Autor:	Casiraghi, Alice, Urbaneja, Alberto, Monzó, César
Přispěvatelé:	Aguirrebengoa, Martín
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Citrus pests H10 Pests of plants Cover crops L20 Animal ecology Winter Natural enemies L02 Animal feeding Trophic webs H60 Weeds Ecological infrastructures U40 Surveying methods Predators Pest control F01 Crop husbandry Aphids Conservation biological control
Zdroj:	electronico ReDivia. Repositorio Digital del Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias Fundacion Sancho el Sabio Fundazioa (FSS)
Popis:	Wintertime in subtropical areas such as the Mediterranean citrus growing regions has always been considered a critical period for natural enemies. During winter, the major part of citrus pests are not present, and furthermore, citrus trees do not offer any nutritional sustenance for natural enemies. Under this situation, natural enemies either, abandon citrus orchards or suffer severe undernourishment, letting citrus orchards unprotected in early spring, a key period due to the arrival of many citrus pests. Cover crops can offer food resources and shelter to natural enemies and, through well-managed, may represent a sustainable tool to avoid this undesirable biocontrol imbalance.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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