Local scale crop compositional heterogeneity suppresses the abundance of a major lepidopteran pest of cruciferous vegetables

• Main Authors: Priyadarshana, Tharaka S., Lee, Myung-Bok, Slade, Eleanor M., Goodale, Eben
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Geography::Physical geography; Brassica Crops; China; Crop Protection; Cruciferous Crops; Diversified Farming Systems; Landscape Complexity; Pieris Canidia; Pest Control; Smallholder Agriculture
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168285
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Previous studies have recommended preserving semi-natural habitats as a strategy to promote natural enemies and reduce the abundance of agricultural pests. Such non-crop habitats, however, may increase pest abundance, causing spillover from non-crop to crop fields. A potentially more economical and...