Enhancing arthropod occurrence in wheat cropping systems: the role of non-chemical pest management and nitrogen optimization

Autoren: Julia Gitzel, Helge Kampen, Jörg Sellmann, Jürgen Schwarz, Luca Marie Hoffmann, Stefan Kühne, Christian Ulrichs, Doreen Werner

NOcsPS   |   05.2024    peer reviewed
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This study analyzes arthropod biomass and abundance to track the changes in arthropod occurrence in relation to pesticide use in three winter wheat cropping systems managed at different intensities (organic, conventional, and hybrid). Arthropod occurrence was surveyed using three collection tools: sweeping nets, eclector traps, and yellow traps. Sampling was conducted over three years from 2020 to 2022 with 588 samples collected. The wet weight of the captured organisms was determined and arthropod abundance calculated. The application of a NOcsPS (no chemical-synthetic pesticides) strategy, a new hybrid cultivation method realized with optimized use of nitrogen fertilizers but without chemical-synthetic pesticides, showed a higher arthropod occurrence and performed more convincingly regarding produced arthropod biomass and abundance than the other cropping variants. The results also demonstrate a dependence of the obtained insect indices on the collection method. Although arthropod biomass and abundance correlated for all collection methods, the combination of various methods as well as multiple procedures of sample analysis gives a more realistic and comprehensive view of the impact of the wheat cultivation systems on the arthropod fauna than one-factor analyses.

Publikationsdatum: 05.2024
NOcsPS

Verlag: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Quelle: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment | 6 | | 196

Publikationstyp: Journal-Artikel