Data for: Spillover effects of organic agriculture on pesticide use on nearby fields

<b>Abstract</b><br/><p><span lang="EN">The environmental impacts of organic agriculture are only partially understood and </span><span lang="EN">whether such practices have spillover effects </span><span lang="EN">on pests or pest control activity </span><span lang="EN">on nearby fields remains unknown</span><span lang="EN">. Using </span><span lang="EN">roughly 13,000 field observations per year from 2013-2019 in Kern County, CA , </span><span lang="EN">we estimate that organic crop producers benefit from surrounding organic fields, decreasing overall pesticide use and pesticides targeting insect pests. </span><span lang="EN"><span lang="EN">Conventional fields, in contrast, tend to increase pesticide use as the area of surrounding organic production increases.</span></span></p>

摘要
目前人们对有机农业的环境影响仅具备部分认知，而此类种植模式是否会对邻近农田的害虫或害虫防治活动产生溢出效应，目前仍未明确。本研究利用美国加利福尼亚州克恩县（Kern County）2013至2019年间每年约13000次田间观测数据开展评估，结果显示有机作物种植者可从周边的有机农田中获益，整体农药使用量以及针对昆虫害虫的农药施用量均有所下降。与之形成对比的是，常规农田的农药使用量往往会随着周边有机种植面积的扩大而增加。