“…Cover crops are non-harvested crops that are cultivated in addition to the main cash crop to enhance ecosystem services such as soil fertility, carbon sequestration, the attraction of pollinators, soil water availability, weed management, and pest management [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]. The benefits of cover crops are commonly estimated during the cover cropping season [ 4 , 5 ], and include, but are not limited to weed suppression [ 6 ], reduction of soil erosion [ 7 , 8 ], enhancement of soil organic matter [ 9 , 10 ], and even pest management [ 3 , 4 ]. Recent studies have also started to show that some of these effects, especially in pest management, can cascade from cover to the cash crop growing seasons [ 11 , 12 , 13 ].…”