Instant Insights: Climate change, insect pests and invasive species: 05 (Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights) - Softcover

Ileke, Kayode David; Nwosu, Luke Chinaru; Abajue, Maduamaka Cyriacus; Eigenbrode, Sanford D; Macfadyen, Sarina; Venette, Robert; Morey, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1786769271 ISBN 13: 9781786769275

Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

This specially curated collection features three reviews of current and key research on climate change, insect pests and invasive species.

The first chapter reviews the impact of climate change on insect pests and how it has affected insect pest development and population dynamics, activity and abundance, diversity and geographical distribution. It also assesses insect-host plant interactions and the effectiveness of crop pest management techniques.

The second chapter discusses the literature on the potential impact of climate change on the principal insect pests of wheat, including cereal aphids, Hessian fly, orange wheat blossom midge, cereal leaf beetle and cotton bollworm. It assesses the different methods used to assess likely impacts as well climate change effects on biological control in wheat systems.

The final chapter surveys what we know about the ecology of invasive species and potential management strategies. In particular, it assesses how integrated pest management (IPM) needs to evolve to deal with invasive species, particularly in focussing more on monitoring, prevention and rapid response.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Sanford D. Eigenbrode is University Distinguished Professor in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Idaho, USA. A Fellow of the Entomological Society of America, Professor Eigenbrode is internationally known for his research on the chemical ecology of insect-plant interactions, particularly in the context of vector-borne plant pathogens and cropping systems under climate change.

Edition details

• Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786769271
• ISBN 13: 9781786769275
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 90