Agronomic intensification has transformed many agricultural landscapes into expansive monocultures with little natural habitat. A pervasive concern is that such landscape simplification results in an increase in insect pest pressure, and thus an increased need for insecticides. We tested this hypothesis across a range of cropping systems in the Midwestern United States, using remotely sensed land cover data, data from a national census of farm management practices, and data from a regional crop pest monitoring network.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/agricultural-landscape-simplification-and-insecticide-use-midwestern-united-states
[2] http://www.pnas.org/content/108/28/11500.abstract?etoc
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/timothy-d-meehan
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ben-p-werling
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/douglas-landis-et
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/proceedings-national-academy-sciences
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-use
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pest-control
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biological-pc
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystem-services
