Chapter 13. William J. Cromartie, Jr. 1981. The environmental control of insects using crop diversity. Pages 223-251. In: David Pimentel (editor). CRC Handbook of Pest Management in Agriculture. Volume 1, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, 597 pages.

Keywords: cultural control, monoculture and pest outbreaks, diversity and stability, ecology, importance of population studies, influence of diversity on crop pests, diversity of crop systems, collards, flea beetle Phyllotreta striolata, Podagrica sp., aphids Myzus persicae, cabbage butterfly Pieris rapae, brussels sprouts, whiteflies Aleyrodes brassicae, cabbage root fly Erioischia brassicae, leafhopper Empoasca kraemeri, leaf beetle Diabrotica blateata, mites Eotetranychus willametei, diamond backed moth Plutella xlostella, armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda, components of pest attack, effects of diversity on colonization success of pests, plant host selection, visual effects, corn borer Ostinia furnacalis, plant odor, aromatic crops, population buildup of Phyllotreta cruciferae in collard monocultures and in mixtures with tomato and tobacco, intercropping, physical barriers, diversionary effects in diverse crops, weed density effects, diversion to weeds, diversion to intercrops, incidence of pests and predators in different bean-weed plant systems, Heliocoverpa armigera, effects of interfiled and regional diversity, cotton stainer Dysdercus sp., effects on reproduction, growth and survival, olfactory behavior, alteration of microclimate and nutrition in diverse crops, effects of diversity on natural enemies, effects of wildflower density on parasitism of apple pests in unsprayed orchards, provision of nectar and other foods, enhancement of cover, ground-dwelling predators, carabid beetles Harpalus rufipes, Phalangium opilio, Bembidion spp., Feronia melanaria, provision of alternate hosts or prey, limitations of the effectiveness of natural enemies in diverse crops, density of syrphid eggs of a weedy and a weed-free crop of brussels sprouts, Melanostoma spp., Syrphus baltetus, Playcheirus spp., Sphaerophoria spp., influence of diversity on the evolution of pest resistance to control techniques, crop diversification in integrated pest management, effect of diversification for pest control on yields of crops, integration of diversity with other control techniques

Chapter 13. William J. Cromartie, Jr. 1981. The environmental control of insects using crop diversity. Pages 223-251. In: David Pimentel (editor). CRC Handbook of Pest Management in Agriculture. Volume 1, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, 597 pages.