Crop losses from pests threaten global food security and safety. In the last six decades, pest control using chemical pesticides has resulted in important yield gains per unit area, worldwide. However, the long-term sustainability of chemical pest control has been increasingly thrown into doubt due to the negative impact on human health, biodiversity, and the environment.

Published in the Journal of Applied Ecology.  1. The benefits of organic farming to biodiversity in agricultural landscapes continue to behotly debated, emphasizing the importance of precisely quantifying the effect of organic vs. conventional farming.