Climate change and its possible influence on the occurrence and importance of insect pests

Insect pests, as widely tolerant and adaptable organisms, may be less distinctly affected by climate change than other insect species. The changing climate may affect the occurrence and impact of the native pests both negatively and positively (increased importance of thermophilous and xerophilous species and decreased importance of psychrophilous ones, noxious abundances of several species also in higher altitudes, decrease of many pests by frost-free winters, low humidity, weather extremes, increased numbers of antagonists, and phenological discrepancy with the host plant). Expansions of new pests into the territory of the Czech Republic, caused by climate change, will be very limited. A small number of greenhouse pests may be expected to occur in outdoor conditions. Increased temperatures may cause a slight increase of non-indigenous invasive insect species and migratory pests. In Central Europe the climate change will intensify the effects of other factors. In the next 20–50 years, the changes in species composition and importance of insect pests of plants will be caused by factors in the following order: (l) introductions of non-indigenous species, (2) new approaches in pest control, (3–4) changes in crop cultivation and representation of crops, (3–4) climate change, (5) other causes (unexpected shifts of ranges, changes in food preferences of insect species, etc.).

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The implications of predicted climate change for insect pests in the UK, with emphasis on non-indigenous species

Global Change Biology ◽

10.1046/j.1365-2486.1998.00190.x ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 4 (7) ◽

pp. 785-796 ◽

Cited By ~ 214

Author(s):

RAYMOND J. C. CANNON

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Insect Pests ◽

Indigenous Species ◽

The Uk ◽

Non Indigenous Species

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Multi-decadal Responses of Coastal Ecosystems to Climate Change, Pollution and Non-indigenous Species in the Western and Mid-English Channel

10.53061/xpln8836 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 177-205

Author(s):

Roger J.H. Herbert ◽

Guillaume Corbeau ◽

Laurent Godet ◽

Nicolas Desroy ◽

Nova Mieszkowska ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Coastal Ecosystems ◽

Indigenous Species ◽

English Channel ◽

Non Indigenous Species

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Do Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) prevailing over native species with climate change effects?

Frontiers in Marine Science ◽

10.3389/conf.fmars.2019.08.00032 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

Author(s):

Nuno Castro ◽

João Canning-Clode ◽

Patrício Ramalhosa ◽

Eva Cacabelos ◽

José Lino Costa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Native Species ◽

Indigenous Species ◽

Climate Change Effects ◽

Non Indigenous Species

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Marine hitchhikers: a preliminary study on invertebrates unintentionally transported via the international pet trade

NeoBiota ◽

10.3897/neobiota.61.57682 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 61 ◽

pp. 33-46

Author(s):

Jiří Patoka ◽

Romanus E. Prabowo ◽

Miloslav Petrtýl ◽

Julian D. Reynolds ◽

Pavlína Kuříková ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Marine Invertebrates ◽

Aquatic Organisms ◽

Indigenous Species ◽

Pet Trade ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Detection And Identification ◽

In The Wild ◽

Preliminary Study ◽

Non Indigenous Species ◽

Ornamental Species

The pet trade in aquatic organisms is a significant source of non-indigenous species introductions. In comparison with ornamental animals, unintentionally transported invertebrate assemblages are easily overlooked by traders and keepers. Moreover, hitchhiking species detection and identification is difficult even for experts. The densities of “hitchhikers” in aquaria may be relatively higher than those in the wild. These phenomena are known in freshwater aquaria but poorly studied in marine ones. We found 17 species of non-ornamental marine invertebrates in one of the leading importers of aquarium species in the Czech Republic in November 2017. The set comprised six gastropods, two bivalves, three cnidarians, two echinoderms, two crustaceans, and two polychaete worms. In one case, a symbiont was also detected, associated with the host “hitchhiker”. No “live rocks” are traded by the surveyed wholesaler. Thus, the found animals were not imported together with this item as larvae or eggs. Contrary to the transport of targeted ornamental species, it is clear that transport of “hitchhikers” is occurring despite standard legislative regulations and should be brought to the attention of conservationists, wildlife managers, policymakers and other stakeholders.

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Impacts of climate change on diversity in forested ecosystems: Some examples

The Forestry Chronicle ◽

10.5558/tfc81655-5 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 81 (5) ◽

pp. 655-661 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Paul A Gray

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Genetic Diversity ◽

Genotypic Variation ◽

High Rate ◽

Indigenous Species ◽

Northern Latitudes ◽

Key Words Climate Change ◽

Composition Structure ◽

And Function ◽

Non Indigenous Species

Ecological diversity (the product of ecosystem, species, and genetic diversity) will change significantly in the 21st Century in response to the combined influence of climate, human activities, the movement of indigenous and non-indigenous species, and natural disturbances like fire (also modified by climate). Many species will acclimate (phenotypic variation) and/or adapt (genotypic variation) to changing conditions. Many will not. Species with a high rate of reproduction that are able to move long distances, rapidly colonize new habitats, tolerate humans, and survive within a broad range of biophysical conditions will be most successful in finding new niches. Large changes in ecosystem composition, structure, and function are expected to occur at northern latitudes and higher altitudes. In some areas novel ecosystems likely will replace existing subalpine, alpine, boreal forest, and tundra ecosystems. Key words: climate change, ecodiversity, forest, ecosystem diversity, species diversity, genetic diversity

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Climate change, non-indigenous species and shipping: assessing the risk of species introduction to a high-Arctic archipelago

Diversity and Distributions ◽

10.1111/ddi.12117 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 10-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 41

Author(s):

Chris Ware ◽

Jørgen Berge ◽

Jan H. Sundet ◽

Jamie B. Kirkpatrick ◽

Ashley D. M. Coutts ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

High Arctic ◽

Indigenous Species ◽

Species Introduction ◽

Non Indigenous Species

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Emergence of New Potential Insect Pests of Date Palm: Could Climate Change Be the Reason?

Outlooks on Pest Management ◽

10.1564/v30_dec_02 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 30 (6) ◽

pp. 242-245

Author(s):

Hamadttu A. F. El-Shafie

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Date Palm ◽

Insect Pests ◽

Anthropogenic Activities ◽

Economic Damage ◽

South American ◽

Palm Fruit ◽

The Family ◽

American Palm ◽

Sorghum Chafer

Four insect species were reported as new potential pests of date palm in recent years. They are sorghum chafer (Pachnoda interrupta), the rose chafer (Potosia opaca), the sericine chafer beetle (Maladera insanablis), and the South American palm borer (Pysandisia archon). The first three species belong to the order Coleoptera and the family Scarabaeidae, while the fourth species is a lepidopteran of the family Castniidae. The injury as well as the economic damage caused by the four species on date palm need to be quantified. Due to climate change and anthropogenic activities, the date palm pest complex is expected to change in the future. To the author's knowledge, this article provides the first report of sorghum chafer as a pest damaging date palm fruit.

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Eco-smart pest management in rice farming: prospects and challenges

ORYZA- An International Journal on Rice ◽

10.35709/ory.2019.56.spl.7 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 56 (Special) ◽

pp. 143-155

Author(s):

SD Mohapatra ◽

R Tripathi ◽

Anjani Kumar ◽

Suchismita Kar ◽

Minati Mohapatra ◽

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Keyword(s):

Insect Pests ◽

Mobile Apps ◽

Insect Species ◽

Economic Damage ◽

Pests And Diseases ◽

Pest Damage ◽

Disruptive Technologies ◽

Hyper Spectral ◽

Rice Pest ◽

Computer Based

The insect problem is accentuated in intensive rice cropping where the insects occur throughout the year in overlapping generations. Over 800 insect species damaging rice in one way or another, although the majority of them do very little damage. In India, about a dozen of insect species are of major importance but the economic damage caused by these species varies greatly from field to field and from year to year. Insect pests cause about 10-15 per cent yield losses. Farmers lose an estimated average of 37% of their rice crop to insect pests and diseases every year. This review focuses on precision farming tools being used in rice pest and diseases management viz., forecasting model for real-time pest-advisory services, hyper-spectral remote sensing in pest damage assessment, computer-based decision support system, disruptive technologies (mobile apps).

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