Highlights•High basal and plastic tolerance to stress promote pest invasion.•Polyphagy and
diverse reproductive strategies aid invasiveness.•Rapid evolution to stress resistance is a …

The sterile insect technique (SIT), an environmentally friendly means of control, is currently
used against plant, animal, and human pests under the area-wide integrated pest …

Many species face extinction risks owing to climate change, and there is an urgent need to
identify which species' populations will be most vulnerable. Plasticity in heat tolerance …

Predicting how species will respond to climate change and land use modification is
essential for conserving organisms and maintaining ecosystem services. Thermal tolerances …

Abstract The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), is an invasive
pest, that is currently expanding its geographic distribution from the Mediterranean coasts to …

Understanding how climate change might influence the distribution and abundance of crop
pests is fundamental for the development and the implementation of pest management …

Polistes paper wasps are a widespread taxon inhabiting various climates. They build nests
in the open without a protective outer layer, which makes them vulnerable to changing …

Abstract The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae), holds an
impressive record of successful invasion events promoted by globalization in fruit trade and …

Insects, similarly to other small terrestrial invertebrates, are particularly susceptible to
climatic stress. Physiological adjustments to cope with the environment (ie, acclimation) …

Many insects have the capacity to increase their resistance to high temperatures by
undergoing heat hardening at nonlethal temperatures. Although this response is well …