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 …

Climate and weather can substantially influence the development and distribution of insects.
Anthropogenically induced climatic change arising from increasing levels of atmospheric …

Considering insect populations, we can see that climate change affects in many ways: it can
cause a shift in geographical spread (Porter et al., 1991; Ward and Masters, 2007) …

Cold winters and geographic isolation have hitherto protected the Nordic countries from
many plant pathogens and insect pests, leading to a comparatively low input of pesticides …

Climate conditions exert a significant influence over the spreading, life cycle duration,
infestation pressure and the overall occurrence of majority of agricultural pests and …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the effects of climatic change on the population
dynamics of crop pests. The “greenhouse effect” may lead to a notable rise in global mean …

Discusses the predictability of climate change impacts on insect management and
conservation in the northern hemisphere's temperate regions. Effect of low temperatures on …

A climate directly affects the pests, but concomitantly also affects their host plants,
competitors, natural enemies and pest management strategies. As climate is an important …

The term global change embraces a range of natural and anthropogenic environmental
changes. According to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, it is defined as …

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 …