Fabrizia Ratto

An unremarkable even for many, but one that never fails to excite me! My first butterfly of the year, a beautiful female Brimstone, too busy to stop and pose for me!

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📸 Mole cricket foreleg (c) Ángel Plata Sánchez

New #OpenAccess research by @fabrizia-ratto.bsky.social et al. in #RESInsectConsDiv

Floral resource strips enhance #parasitoid #abundance & #diversity in apple #orchards and promote agroecological advances in a South African biosphere reserve
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70041

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Floral resource strips enhance parasitoid abundance and diversity in apple orchards and promote agroecological advances in a South African biosphere reserve Floral resource strips within apple orchards increased parasitoid abundance and influenced community composition, enhancing local biodiversity in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve's transition zone. R.....

New paper out! showing that floral resource strips boost parasitoid richness and biodiversity in South African apple orchards, supporting a shift toward agroecological, biodiversity-friendly farming. doi.org/10.1111/icad...
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