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Luke Wonneck
l.wonneck@awes-ab.ca
587-891-1325
Field margins the forgotten,
neglected, and underutilized
Shelterbelts trees and shrubs planted
as a barrier to reduce windspeed
Why reduce windspeed?
Soil conservation
Snow management
Shelter for farmyards and livestock (winter and
summer)
Mitigation of airborne contaminants and odours
Indirect benefits of shelterbelts
Wind
Begin by asking
1. What do I want to shelter?
Begin by asking
1. What do I want to shelter?
2. What can my site offer?
Orient perpendicular to winds
Make it long and continuous
40-60% density
Less dense shelterbelt = less windspeed reduction
but over a longer distance
Modify density by changing number of
rows and species selection
Make a ramp, not a wall
5m
(15)
6m
(20)
6 years old
BUMBLEBEE
Pest suppressors
Predators and parasitoids
Majority are native
Natural pest suppression provided
$5 billion in services in Canada in
2010 (til, 2012)
BEE FLY
BRACONIDAE
SPHECIDAE
Flies
SNIPE FLY
HOVERFLY
ROBBER FLY
BEE FLY
Ambush bugs
Spiders
CRAB
JUMPING SPIDER SPIDER
WOLF SPIDER
HARVESTMAN
Predatory mites
WHIRLIGIG MITE
Pollinating and pest suppressing
insects need
Food
Abundance of diverse flowers
Non-pest insects
Water
Shelter
Nesting and overwintering
sites
Protection from pesticides
Luke Wonneck
l.wonneck@awes
-ab.ca
587-891-1325
Parasitoid
abundance
Pest
abundance