The Role of Climate Change in Insect Pest Resurgence

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Authors

Anto Rashwin A¹

1. Agricultural College and Research Institute, Vazhavachanur (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University)

Conference / event

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON BIODIVERSITY - A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, July 2024 (The Madras Veterinary College, Vepery, Chennai, India)

Poster summary

Climate change is one of the most important driving forces significantly influencing the re-emergence of insect pests, which poses serious threats to global agriculture and food safety. Changes in atmospheric conditions, such as global temperature and rainfall, have markedly affected insect pest populations. These climatic shifts lead to expanded pest distribution, improved pest resilience to environmental conditions, and consequently, more frequent and severe pest invasions. This study examines how climate factors contribute to the resurgence of insect pests. Increased temperatures accelerate pest development, resulting in higher reproductive rates and more generations per year.

Keywords

Insect Pest Resurgence, Climate Change, Integrated Pest Management, Food Security

Research areas

Agriculture, Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences

References

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Funding

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Competing interests

No competing interests were disclosed.

Data availability statement

Data sharing not applicable to this poster as no datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study.

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Copyright © 2024 A. This is an open access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.