Browsing ARTICLES CIENTÍFICS by Author "Albajes, Ramon"
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Banker plants and landscape composition influence colonisation precocity of tomato greenhouses by mirid predators
Ardanuy, Agnès; Figueras, Martí; Matas, Montserrat; Arnó, Judit; Agustí, Nuria; Alomar, Òscar; Albajes, Ramon; Gabarra, Rosa (Journal of Pest Sciene, 2021-05-27) Protecció Vegetal SostenibleConservation biological control involves manipulation of the environment to enhance the effectiveness of natural enemies in controlling crop pests. In this study, we combined historical data, sticky ... -
Changes in landscape composition influence the abundance of insects on maize: The role of fruit orchards and alfalfa crops
Clemente-Orta, Gemma; Madeira, Filipe; Batuecas, Iván; Sossai, Samuel; Juárez-Escario, Alejandro; Albajes, Ramon (Agricultural, Ecosystems and Environment, 2020-01-10) Protecció Vegetal SostenibleThe traditional agricultural landscape of Ebro Basin (NE Spain), which is mainly composed of alfalfa and cereal crops, has undergone changes in recent years, mainly consisting of an increase in the area ... -
Forty years of biological control in Mediterranean tomato greenhouses: The story of success
Arnó, Judit; Castañé, Cristina; Alomar, Oscar; Riudavets, Jordi; Agustí, Núria; Gabarra, Rosa; Albajes, Ramon (Israel Journal of Entomology, 2018-11-14) Protecció Vegetal SostenibleThe article highlights major landmarks in the development of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programmes for tomato greenhouses in the Mediterranean region. This is the story of how biological control ... -
Land use alters the abundance of herbivore and predatory insects on crops: the case of alfalfa
Madeira, Filipe; Clemente-Orta, Gemma; Alomar, Oscar; Batuecas, Ivan; Sossai, Samuel; Albajes, Ramon (Journal of Pest Science, 2021-06-11) Protecció Vegetal SostenibleWe assess the effects of changing land use and crop management on alfalfa insect abundance by comparing it in 50 alfalfa fields when they were inserted in landscapes with different proportions of arable ... -
Planting period is the main factor for controlling maize rough dwarf disease
Clemente-Orta, Gemma; Albajes, Ramon; Batuecas, Iván; Achon, M. A. (Scientific Reports, 2021-01-13) Protecció Vegetal SostenibleMaize rough dwarf virus (MRDV) is one of the main yield-limiting factors of maize in the Mediterranean. However, knowledge about the interactions between the agroecosystem and the virus–vector–host ...