Claim · model-written summary
Purshia tridentata was among the plants most attractive to beneficial insects in the USA.
- Taxon
- Purshia tridentata
Purshia tridentatae0 - Interactor
- beneficial insectse0pollinator
- Outcome
- most attractive to beneficial insectse0
- Setting
- USAe0
Verbatim
e0“The most attractive to beneficial insects were Eriogonum niveum, Ericameria nauseosa, and Purshia tridentata in the USA”
Title
The Role of Flower Strips in Increasing Beneficial Insect Biodiversity and Pest Control in Vineyards
Roma Durak; Martyna Materowska; Renee Hadley; et al. Sustainability 2025. doi:10.3390/su17052018
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation Most plants used for flower strips belong to Asteraceae.
- Observation Eriogonum niveum was among the plants most attractive to beneficial insects in the USA.
- Observation Ericameria nauseosa was among the plants most attractive to beneficial insects in the USA.
- Observation Erigeron annuus was especially attractive to beneficial insects in a Polish vineyard.
- Observation Taraxacum ssp. was especially attractive to beneficial insects in a Polish vineyard.
- Observation Polygonum persicaria was especially attractive to beneficial insects in a Polish vineyard.
- Observation Staggered flowering of flower-strip plants from March to October ensured continuous food for beneficial insects.
- Recommendation The authors conclude that appropriately selected plants can attract predators and parasitoids that regulate a specific pest.
- Recommendation The authors recommend diversifying agricultural ecosystems as a pest-control strategy that reduces pesticide use.