Influence of Floral Strip Width on Spider and Carabid Beetle Communities in Maize Fields
Jia-Lu Li, Lan-Mei Huang, Zi-Yi Xiang, Jian-Ning Zhao, Dian-Lin Yang, Hui Wang, Yan-Jun Zhang, Andrew Cherrill · 2024
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Description
Jia-Lu Li and seven co-authors test how wide flower strips beside maize fields should be to shelter pest-eating spiders and beetles, in a study from twenty twenty-four. Three strip widths were compared with plain maize controls over two years.
Flower strips clearly beat controls for both predator groups, and the four- and six-meter strips held the most biodiversity. Communities grouped tightly by strip type in the first year and blended more in the second. Spider activity peaked at the edges of four-meter strips and was lowest in two-meter strips. Beetles also favored wider strips' edges. Neither predator wandered far into the crop. The authors recommend strips of at least four meters to lift natural pest control.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jia-Lu Li, Lan-Mei Huang, Zi-Yi Xiang, Jian-Ning Zhao, Dian-Lin Yang, Hui Wang, Yan-Jun Zhang, Andrew Cherrill |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |