Intensive agriculture has put great pressure on populations of beneficial arthropods such as natural enemies and pollinators, especially through adverse effects of pesticide use and the impact on resources in the agricultural landscape, i.e., the reduction of suitable habitats for foraging and nesting sites. The main associated consequences include the decline of biological diversity and delivery of the ecosystem services of biological control and pollination; as a subsequent result, the sustainability of agro-ecosystems is undermined. Sustainable agronomic practices such as management of field margins and mid-field strips with selected flower plants, cover crops, banker plants, uncultivated areas (setaside), headlands, and hedges can create suitable habitats that provide food and shelter to pollinators and natural enemies of insect pests in disturbed agro-ecosystems.
