Abstract
In ecosystems that have been disturbed by agricultural management, ecosystem services such as adequate pest control are also disturbed. Exploiting interactions between beneficial insects and plants can contribute to improving ecosystem service delivery and biological control. One of the effective methods of naturally increasing the biodiversity of beneficial insects on crop plantations is the use of plant strips. The aim of our work was to demonstrate the role of flower strips in the sustainable management of vineyards. In particular, the relationship between the composition and flowering time of plants in flower strips and beneficial insects such as predators, parasitoids, and wild pollinators from Central Europe and the Western USA was shown. Most plants used for flower strips belong to the Asteraceae family. The most attractive to beneficial insects were Eriogonum niveum, Ericameria nauseosa, and Purshia tridentata in the USA, while in the vineyard in Poland they were garden plant species but also native species, especially Erigeron annuus, Taraxacum ssp., and Polygonum persicaria. The planned replacement of flowering times of plant species was observed from March to October, which ensured continuity in the availability of food for beneficial insects. Appropriately selected plants can attract selected species of predators and parasitoids, which can regulate the number of a specific pest species. Diversifying agricultural ecosystems is a promising pest control strategy that reduces pesticide use and thus supports sustainable agriculture.
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Claim · model-written summary
Most plants used for flower strips belong to Asteraceae.
- Taxon
- AsteraceaeAsteraceaee0
- Outcome
- Most plants used for flower stripse0
Verbatim
e0“Most plants used for flower strips belong to the Asteraceae family”
Claim · model-written summary
Eriogonum niveum was among the plants most attractive to beneficial insects in the USA.
- Taxon
- Eriogonum niveum
Eriogonum niveume0 - Interactor
- beneficial insectse0pollinator
- Outcome
- most attractive to beneficial insectse0
- Setting
- USAe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The most attractive to beneficial insects were Eriogonum niveum, Ericameria nauseosa, and Purshia tridentata in the USA”
Claim · model-written summary
Ericameria nauseosa was among the plants most attractive to beneficial insects in the USA.
- Taxon
- Ericameria nauseosa
Ericameria nauseosae0 - Interactor
- beneficial insectse0pollinator
- Outcome
- most attractive to beneficial insectse0
- Setting
- USAe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The most attractive to beneficial insects were Eriogonum niveum, Ericameria nauseosa, and Purshia tridentata in the USA”
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
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The most attractive to beneficial insects were Eriogonum niveum, Ericameria nauseosa, and Purshia tridentata in the USA”
Claim · model-written summary
Erigeron annuus was especially attractive to beneficial insects in a Polish vineyard.
- Taxon
- Erigeron annuus
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Erigeron annuuse0 - Interactor
- beneficial insectse1pollinator
- Outcome
- most attractive to beneficial insectse1
- Setting
- vineyard in Polande0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“in the vineyard in Poland they were garden plant species but also native species, especially Erigeron annuus, Taraxacum ssp., and Polygonum persicaria”
e1“The most attractive to beneficial insects”
Claim · model-written summary
Taraxacum ssp. was especially attractive to beneficial insects in a Polish vineyard.
Verbatim
e0“in the vineyard in Poland they were garden plant species but also native species, especially Erigeron annuus, Taraxacum ssp., and Polygonum persicaria”
e1“The most attractive to beneficial insects”
Claim · model-written summary
Polygonum persicaria was especially attractive to beneficial insects in a Polish vineyard.
- Taxon
- Polygonum persicaria
Persicaria maculosae0 - Interactor
- beneficial insectse1pollinator
- Outcome
- most attractive to beneficial insectse1
- Setting
- vineyard in Polande0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“in the vineyard in Poland they were garden plant species but also native species, especially Erigeron annuus, Taraxacum ssp., and Polygonum persicaria”
e1“The most attractive to beneficial insects”
Claim · model-written summary
Staggered flowering of flower-strip plants from March to October ensured continuous food for beneficial insects.
Verbatim
e0“The planned replacement of flowering times of plant species was observed from March to October, which ensured continuity in the availability of food for beneficial insects”
e1“beneficial insects such as predators, parasitoids, and wild pollinators”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that appropriately selected plants can attract predators and parasitoids that regulate a specific pest.
- Taxon
- plantsViridiplantaee0
- Interactor
- predators and parasitoidse0biocontrol_agent
- Outcome
- attract selected species of predators and parasitoidse0
Verbatim
e0“Appropriately selected plants can attract selected species of predators and parasitoids, which can regulate the number of a specific pest species”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend diversifying agricultural ecosystems as a pest-control strategy that reduces pesticide use.
- Taxon
- plantsViridiplantaee1
- Outcome
- Diversifying agricultural ecosystemse0
Verbatim
e0“Diversifying agricultural ecosystems is a promising pest control strategy that reduces pesticide use and thus supports sustainable agriculture”
e1“plants can attract selected species”