Enhancing pest control in annual crops by conservation of predatory Heteroptera

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Field margin vegetation enhances biological control and crop damage suppression from multiple pests in organic tomato fields (2014, background): “The efficient natural colonization of tomato crops by these mirid predators indicates a high potential for the use of CBC practices (Perdikis et al., 2011).”
Natural enemies of the South American moth, Tuta absoluta, in Europe, North Africa and Middle East, and their potential use in pest control strategies (2013, background): “An important role may be also played by D. viscosa which is already reported as a refuge plant for several predatory bugs that do move to tomato crops providing important biological control ser- vices (Perdikis et al. 2007, 2011).”
Insect Pests of Potato: Global Perspectives on Biology and Management (2015, background): “Such an approach relies on a background of conservation biocontrol to support the endemic predatory bug population (Perdikis et al. 2011); namely, having a diversified ecosystem with alternate prey for this generalist predator to thrive in the rest of the season, and to generate sufficient numbers f”
Companion Planting and Insect Pest Control (2013, background): “[140] Perdikis D, Fantinou A and Lykouressis D.”