Increasing crop diversification with flower strips to improve natural pest control and pollination
Conventional pest control based on the use of synthetic insecticides is very effective, however, this has important negative effects on the environment such as the loss of farmland biodiversity, especially in the group of invertebrates, including many beneficial organisms. Another key problem is the presence of insecticide residues in surface and groundwater or, potentially, in harvested products.
Author: Diver IMPACTS
Organization: Diver IMPACTS
Year: 2022
Type: Practices
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