Bellotti, A.; Crop-insect interactions using cassava as a model
Bellotti, A.; Crop-insect interactions using cassava as a model
Bellotti, A.; Crop-insect interactions using cassava as a model
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CLIMATE CHANGES: Arthropod Pests<br />
1. Altered Rainfall Patterns and Temperature Changes:<br />
a) Relative length of wet and dry-se<strong>as</strong>on<br />
• Lowland tropics<br />
• Semiarid, se<strong>as</strong>onally dry tropics<br />
• Subtropics<br />
• Highland tropics<br />
b) Temperature Changes:<br />
• Temperature is probably the single most important<br />
environmental factor influencing <strong>insect</strong> behavior,<br />
distribution, survival and reproduction-<br />
(Bale, et al 2002)<br />
c) Pest Population Dynamics
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