Migration and landscape scale

Insect communities for biological control and pollination services are fostered by landscape strategies encouraging movement into agricultural fields. Because of this, we investigate how the benefits conferred by an insect community necessarily depend on landscape composition.

An important aspect of this work is that it addresses how different types of insects perform under different styles of farm management. Below are some important components of the research.

  • Spatial model for species dispersal (PDE)
  • Sublethal pesticide effects on predator mobility
  • Numerical investigations for different management regimes

Ongoing work on this project involves incorporating common strategies by agricultural managers to better-understand overall effects on biological pest control.

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