The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), is a federal program that supports cropland retirement through cost sharing incentives and rental payments to producers. This program, that began in the eighties, initially focused on soil health benefits. Over the years research has uncovered additional CRP benefits that include providing habitat for wildlife and water quality improvements. The impact CRP land has on insects is not well characterized but given the potential for semi-natural habitats to impact insects in agricultural systems it seems likely insect populations are influenced by CRP. To better understand the impact CRP is having on insects we conducted a review of past research involving both insects and CRP land then summarized major results. This work will help us better understand the impact CRP has in agriculture and on economically important insects.
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