This season, we continued our research on wildflower strips. For the first time, we also focused on how these strips affect nocturnal insects, particularly moths. At the same time, we continued our long-term manipulative experiment investigating the effects of different management practices in nectar-rich wildflower strips (strip mowing with biomass removal vs. strip mulching vs. full mulching once a year in senescent vegetation) on the biodiversity of invertebrates and plants. We are currently completing the third season of the experiment. Most of the data have already been collected, with only the final part of the fieldwork remaining. We are now waiting for more substantial rainfall to create suitable conditions for collecting data on earthworms.
Supported by project: Rationalisation of wildflower strip application to support biodiversity on arable land.
