Suburban agriculture: biodiversity, ecosystem services and natural control of agricultural pests

Abstract

Current agricultural processes require development in harmony with the environment, for this it is necessary to understand all the phenomena that take place in agroecosystems, including the interactions between their components. The objective of the work was to theoretically establish the existing relationship between suburban agriculture, biodiversity, ecosystem services and natural pest control. A bibliographic review was carried out where it was found that suburban agriculture is a form of agriculture that is based on achieving a lower impact on the environment and promoting adequate values of biodiversity. This is important because biodiversity is the basis of agriculture and the source for human beings to satisfy their needs thanks to the ecosystem goods and services it provides. Ecosystem services in turn become tools for producers to manage their farms in a sustainable way using the endogenous resources available to them. Natural pest control is one of the processes that is favored on farms, since there are many groups of organisms, mainly plants, that can provide resources to combat harmful organisms. There is an interdependent relationship between suburban agriculture, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and natural pest control.