Arthropod Natural Enemies 2: Survival, Reproduction and Enhancement

by Kees Booij, Loes Den Nijs

CONTENTS: The influence of environmental factors and food on life cycle, ageing and survival of some carabid beetles; Survival and reproduction in relation to habitat quality and food availability for Pterostichus oblongopunctatus; Can pitfall trap catches inform us about survival and mortality factors? An analysis of pitfall trap data for Pterostichus cupreus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in relation to crop rotation and crop specific husbandry practices; Estimating the mortality rate of eggs and first free-living instar Lepthyphantes tenuis (Araneae: Linypiidae) from measurements of reproduction and development; Assessment of survival and mortality factors in field populations of beneficial arthropods; Reproduction and survival of linyphiid spiders, with special reference to Leptyphantes tenuis (Blackwell); The foraging efficiency of the parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae (Hymeoptera: Braconidae) in relation to the spatial distribution of aphids on plants; Indicators of prey quality for arthropod predators; Reproduction of beneficial predators and parasitoids in agroecosystems in relation to habitat quality and food Overwintering, oviposition and population dynamics of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Northern Germany in relation to small and large-scale landscape structure; Phacelia tanacetifolia flower strips: their effect on beneficial invertebrates and gamebird chick food in an integrated farming system; Management of arable crops and its effects on rove-beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), with special reference to the effects of insecticide treatments; Effects of reduced tillage systems in sugar beet on predatory and pest arthropods; Enhancement of non-target insects: indications about dimensions of unsprayed crop edges; Comparison of the carabid fauna of a wheat field and its surrounding habitats; A review of the progress made to control the cabbage root fly (Delia radicum) using parasitoids; Can sustainable agricultural practices affect biodiversity in agricultural landscapes? A case study concerning orchards in Italy; Ground photo-eclector evaluation of the numbers of carabid beetles and spiders found in and around cereal fields treated with either inorganic or compost fertilisers.