Healthy soils, rising pests? Stopping plowing improves soil quality but increases wireworm infestation: evidence from a long-term field study
Le Cointe Ronan, Manuel Plantegenest, Thierry Morvan, Kevin Levardois, Safya Menasseri, Sylvain Poggi
This study shows that reducing plowing improves soil quality but increases wireworm infestation over five years in a field setting.
bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2025 · PreprintEcology