Future Climate Change and Anthropogenic Disturbance Promote the Invasions of the World’s Worst Invasive Insect Pests

Insects, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(4), P. 280 - 280

Published: April 16, 2024

Invasive insect pests adversely impact human welfare and global ecosystems. However, no studies have used a unified scheme to compare the range dynamics of world’s worst invasive pests. We investigated future shifts 15 Although varied substantially among pests, most exhibited large expansions. Increases in total habitat suitability occurred more than ca. 85% terrestrial regions. The relative impacts anthropogenic disturbance climate variables on depended species spatial scale. Aedes albopictus, Cinara cupressi, Trogoderma granarium four times top five largest potential ranges under scenarios. Anoplophora glabripennis, Co. formosanus were predicted An. Pl. manokwari, formosanus, So. invicta showed centroid shifts. More effective strategies will be required prevent their should species-specific, mitigating disturbances change essential preventing invasions. This study provides critical novel insights for developing combat invasions future.

Language: Английский

Future Climate Predicts Range Shifts and Increased Global Habitat Suitability for 29 Aedes Mosquito Species

Insects, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(5), P. 476 - 476

Published: April 30, 2025

Aedes mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) are the major vectors for many mosquito-borne diseases. Here, we retrieved 878,954 global occurrences of 29 mosquito species and 30 candidate predictors at a scale. We created unified frame built multi-algorithm distribution models to project ranges overlapped them examine range-overlap hotspots under future scenarios. detected expanded in most species, substantial increase index habitat suitability overlap was more than 70% terrestrial area, particularly Europe, North America, Africa. also identified extensive range overlap, which increased Climatic factors had significant influence on dynamics other variables. The regions suggest globally increasing threats Aedes-borne epidemic transmission. Thus, much stricter strategies must be implemented, As climate change increases expands mitigating will key approach combatting their impacts.

Language: Английский

A Host Tree and Its Specialist Insects: Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) Availability Largely Determines the Future Range Dynamics of Its Specialist Insects in Europe

Insects, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(10), P. 765 - 765

Published: Oct. 2, 2024

Black locust is the only host of Robinia-specialist insects in Europe. However, no study to date has examined future range shifts specialist insects, and relative effects plant availability other factors on their shifts. Here, we characterized its four contributing changes ranges. We detected substantial expansions all target species. Climate predictors were expected have strongest respectively, suggesting that will track ranges host. Parectopa robiniella showed largest potential expanding should be made a priority species for controlling invasions The largely identified United Kingdom, Germany, France, these regions mitigating ecosystems. Reducing climate change essential preventing spreading Europe since plants, are mainly driven by changes.

Language: Английский