Radish, Raphanus sativus is an important vegetable crop worldwide. It is the second most important vegetable after cabbage and cauliflower in winter (January to March) in Nepal. This crop is damaged by various herbivores such as the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae, the soybean hairy caterpillar, Spilarctia casigneta and the flea beetle, Monolepta signata. Prophylactic pesticide use is a part of the common pest management practice in Nepal. The candidate floral plant, alyssum, Lobularia maritima, was deployed in a radish field to improve pest biological control. Beneficial arthropods trapped such as Syrphidae, Coccinellidae, Carabidae, Staphylinidae, Formicidae, Lycosidae, Apidae and Ichneumonidae were significantly more abundant in flowering alyssum plots than the control (non-flowering) plots. Flowering alyssum in radish fields significantly increases the population of observed syrphids (larva and adult). Similarly observed ladybirds was slightly higher in flowering plot compared with control plot however that was not significant. These beneficial predators potentially increase the biological control of M. persicae. These results provide evidence of the alyssum’s ability to increase the abundance of predators and support the suppression of M. persicae in radishes. This study is useful in developing an integrated pest management protocol by integrating flowering strips in radish fields. Habitat manipulation in radish fields by maintaining flower strips can improve pest biological control and support the provision of multiple ecosystem services that restore diminished ecosystem functions in agriculture.

萝卜，萝卜是世界范围内重要的蔬菜作物。它是尼泊尔冬季（1月至3月）仅次于白菜和花椰菜的第二重要蔬菜。该作物受到各种食草动物的损害，例如绿色桃蚜，桃蚜，大豆毛毛虫，尖齿尖锐藻和跳蚤甲虫Monolepta signata。尼泊尔农药的使用是农药预防措施的一部分。候选花卉植物，香雪球，Lobularia maritima被部署在萝卜田中以改善害虫的生物防治。被困的有益节肢动物，如Syrphidae，Coccinellidae，Carabidae，Staphylinidae，Formicidae，Lycosidae，Apidae和Ichneumonidae在开花的纤毛地块中比对照（非开花）地块的丰富得多。在萝卜田中开花的香雪球显着增加了所观察到的蓝鳍鲷（幼体和成年）的种群。类似地观察到的瓢虫在开花地块中比对照地块稍高，但是并不显着。这些有益的捕食者潜在地增加了波斯粘虫的生物控制。这些结果证明了香雪球能够增加捕食者的数量并支持对桃蚜的抑制。在萝卜中。这项研究可用于通过整合萝卜田中的开花条来制定综合害虫管理方案。通过维持花条在萝卜田中进行生境操纵，可以改善害虫的生物防治，并支持提供多种生态系统服务，以恢复农业生态系统功能的下降。