Dataset for Manuscript: Flower strips promote natural enemy density and species richness in sugar beet fields, but show mixed effects on polyphagous pests

Published: 14 November 2025| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/whcrgr5p96.1
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Nika Jachowicz,
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Data for manuscript "Flower strips promote natural enemy density and species richness in sugar beet fields, but show mixed effects on polyphagous pests" authors: Nika Jachowicz, Stine Kramer Jacobsen, Lene Sigsgaard Corresponding author: Nika Jachowicz, nija@plen.ku.dk Dataset consist of: visual_observations.csv - containing the findings of visual observations of arthropods, including date, location, treatment and distance pitfalls.csv - containing the total numbers of carabids and spiders found in pitfall traps, including period, location, treatment and distance pitfalls_diversity.csv - containing species classification of carabids found in pitfalls including period, location, treatment and distance yield.csv - containing netto and brutto beet weight, total sugar, and sugar per ha and location, treatment and distance botanical.csv - containing the realised botanical composition of each flower strip per location and treatment

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Farmland Biodiversity, Biological Control

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