New paper coming out!
The paper entitled “Climate change and voltinism of Mythimna sequax: the location and choice of phenological models matter” is now available on the Agricultural and Forest Entomology journal website. Understanding the effect of climate change on insect pests voltinism (annual number of generations) is of great relevance considering that it is directly related to pest abundance in agroecosystems and, as a consequence, to economic losses for producers.
The study conducted by undergraduate and master students showed that global warming will impact the number of generations of an important pest of plants of the Poaceae family. Interestingly, the influence of global warming on pest voltinism varied according to the study area, and the highest increase was predicted in currently colder regions , such as the highlands of the Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul states. In warmer regions, such as western Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, we observed a reduction in pest voltinism varying according to the intensity of the global warming. These findings can be used for pest management planning in a climate change scenario.
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