Climate Change and Insect Pests

By: Linda Linda and Seppo Seppo and Pekka Niemelä and Sanford D Sanford D and Björn Björn and Kennet Kennet and Tea Tea and Riita Riita and John John and Alain Alain and Björn C Björn C and Juliana Juliana and Matthew P. Hill and Christer Björkman and Andrea Battisti and Kari Kari and Stig Larsson

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Synopsis: Insects, being poikilothermic, are among the organisms that are most likely to respond to changes in climate, particularly increased temperatures. Range expansions into new areas, further north and to higher elevations, are already well documented, as are physiological and phenological responses. It is anticipated that the damage by insects will increase as a consequence of climate change, i.e. increasing temperatures primarily. However, the evidence in support of this common "belief" is sparse. Climate Change and Insect Pests sums up present knowledge regarding both agricultural and forest insect pests and climate change in order to identify future research directions.