Combining studies on crop mosaic dynamics and pest population dynamics to foster biological control
Résumé
The importance of perennial landscape elements as hedgerows to control pests has been shown. But from our standpoint the role of the crop mosaic is less studied. In this paper we present 1)why farm level studies are needed to understand crop mosaic dynamics; 2) how crop mosaic dynamics could influence wheat field colonization by Sitobion avenae. The later case study shows that considering crop mosaic dynamics could help to design biological control strategies for crop pests.