Get the latest Science News and Discoveries
Biodiversity in the margins: Merging farmlands affects natural pest control - EurekAlert
A new study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology demonstrates how the diversity and abundance of arthropods decrease when hedgerows and field margins covered by wild grass and flowers are removed. Researchers from the UK, Netherlands and China studied 20 rice fields in China for six years to see how the changing agricultural landscape affects the diversity and abundance of rice pests and their natural enemies, as well as the effect on rice yield.
None
Or read this on Eureka Alert