Enhancing ecosystem services in apple orchards: nest boxes increase pest control by insectivorous birds

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel García ◽  
Marcos Miñarro ◽  
Rodrigo Martínez‐Sastre
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Pest Control ◽  
Apple Orchards ◽  
Insectivorous Birds ◽  
Nest Boxes

scholarly journals Management trade‐offs on ecosystem services in apple orchards across Europe: Direct and indirect effects of organic production

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 802-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrika Samnegård ◽  
Georgina Alins ◽  
Virginie Boreux ◽  
Jordi Bosch ◽  
Daniel García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Direct And Indirect Effects ◽  
Apple Orchards ◽  
Trade Offs

Perennial flower strips for pest control in organic apple orchards - A pan-European study

2019 ◽  
Vol 278 ◽  
pp. 43-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Cahenzli ◽  
Lene Sigsgaard ◽  
Claudia Daniel ◽  
Annette Herz ◽  
Laurent Jamar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pest Control ◽  
Apple Orchards ◽  
European Study

scholarly journals Agricultural diversification promotes multiple ecosystem services without compromising yield

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (45) ◽  
pp. eaba1715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Tamburini ◽  
Riccardo Bommarco ◽  
Thomas Cherico Wanger ◽  
Claire Kremen ◽  
Marcel G. A. van der Heijden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Nutrient Cycling ◽  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Pest Control ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Context Dependency ◽  
Water Regulation ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
The Impact

Enhancing biodiversity in cropping systems is suggested to promote ecosystem services, thereby reducing dependency on agronomic inputs while maintaining high crop yields. We assess the impact of several diversification practices in cropping systems on above- and belowground biodiversity and ecosystem services by reviewing 98 meta-analyses and performing a second-order meta-analysis based on 5160 original studies comprising 41,946 comparisons between diversified and simplified practices. Overall, diversification enhances biodiversity, pollination, pest control, nutrient cycling, soil fertility, and water regulation without compromising crop yields. Practices targeting aboveground biodiversity boosted pest control and water regulation, while those targeting belowground biodiversity enhanced nutrient cycling, soil fertility, and water regulation. Most often, diversification practices resulted in win-win support of services and crop yields. Variability in responses and occurrence of trade-offs highlight the context dependency of outcomes. Widespread adoption of diversification practices shows promise to contribute to biodiversity conservation and food security from local to global scales.

scholarly journals Arthropod ecosystem services in apple orchards and their economic benefits

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 82-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
JERRY CROSS ◽  
MICHELLE FOUNTAIN ◽  
VIKTOR MARKÓ ◽  
CSABA NAGY
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Apple Orchards

AN INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR APPLE ORCHARDS IN SOUTHWESTERN QUEBEC,

1986 ◽  
Vol 118 (11) ◽  
pp. 1131-1142 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.J. Bostanian ◽  
L.J. Coulombe
Keyword(s):  
Pest Control ◽  
Venturia Inaequalis ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Lygus Lineolaris ◽  
Rhagoletis Pomonella ◽  
Apple Orchards ◽  
Conotrachelus Nenuphar ◽  
Amblyseius Fallacis ◽  
Spring Frosts ◽  
The Cost

AbstractAn IPM program was developed to control Venturia inaequalis (Cke.) Wint., Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beaiivois), Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst), and Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh), the annual key pests of apple orchards in southwestern Quebec. The program was found to control other pests, such as Orthosia hibisci (Guenée). Phytophagous tetranychids were controlled with the introduction of an organophosphate-resistant strain of Amblyseius fallacis Garman, Key pests were monitored carefully and pesticide applications were timed to correspond to their presence in the orchard. After an extremely severe winter and late spring frosts, the IPM program failed to provide commercially acceptable pest control. A measure to correct this problem is suggested in the text. This program reduced the cost of pesticide treatments by 34% when compared with pest control practices currently used by commercial growers in Quebec.

scholarly journals Landscape drivers and effectiveness of pest control by insectivorous birds in a landscape-dominant woody crop

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Martínez-Núñez ◽  
Pedro J. Rey ◽  
Antonio J. Manzaneda ◽  
Daniel García ◽  
Rubén Tarifa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pest Control ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Landscape Heterogeneity ◽  
List Type ◽  
Insectivorous Birds ◽  
Landscape Complexity ◽  
Pest Damage ◽  
Woody Crop ◽  
Plasticine Models

AbstractAvian-mediated pest control is a significant ecosystem service with important economic implications. However, there is an overall paucity of experimental information about how landscape simplification affect its current level. Information on pest control by birds is missing in some permanent agroecosystems of worldwide importance, like olive orchards, that dominate vast areas in the Mediterranean region.We assess the effectiveness of insectivorous birds for controlling the two main pest insects in olive orchards and explore the effects of landscape complexity and distance to semi-natural patches on avian insectivore abundance and pest control. For this, we combine bird surveys with field experiments (branch exclusions and pest plasticine models) at the regional scale.Landscape heterogeneity increased the abundance and richness of insectivorous birds, which were also more abundant and diverse in semi-natural patches, compared to the farm olive matrix. Experiments evidenced that pest control by birds (measured as attack rates to plasticine models and pest damage) in the studied olive orchards is negligible, while pests were overall abundant and pest damage was high on most farms. This raises alarms about the status of avian pest control in this agroecosystem.Although landscape heterogeneity increased the abundance/richness of insectivorous birds, and favored some forest species, insectivorous bird abundance seems diluted in relation to prey availability in all landscapes. Thus, pest control by birds seems currently unsuccessful in olive orchards. Our results might be evidencing the loss of an ecosystem service due to a generalized massive decline of common and forest insectivorous birds.Key messageOlive orchards dominate extensive areas causing important landscape simplification.Insectivorous birds are more abundant in semi-natural patches within olive farms.Field experiments show a low impact of birds on olive pests and damage.Avian-mediated pest biocontrol seems diluted by limited suitable habitat for birds.Agri-environmental measures should focus on increasing landscape complexity.

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