Broad spectrum pesticide application alters natural enemy communities and may facilitate secondary pest outbreaks

Background Pesticide application is the dominant control method for arthropod pests in broad-acre arable systems. In Australia, organophosphate pesticides are often applied either prophylactically, or reactively, including at higher concentrations, to control crop establishment pests such as false w...

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Main Authors: Matthew P. Hill, Sarina Macfadyen, Michael A. Nash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-12-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4179.pdf