Early pest development and loss of biological control are associated with urban warming

Climate warming is predicted to cause many changes in ectotherm communities, one of which is phenological mismatch, wherein one species' development advances relative to an associated species or community. Phenological mismatches already lead to loss of pollination services, and we predict that...

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Published in:Biology letters (2005) 2014-11, Vol.10 (11), p.20140586-20140586
Main Authors: Meineke, Emily K., Dunn, Robert R., Frank, Steven D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological Control Agents
Cities
Climate Change
Ecosystem Services
Global Change Biology
Global Warming
Hemiptera - growth & development
Hemiptera - parasitology
Insecta - growth & development
Insecta - physiology
Larva - growth & development
Larva - physiology
North Carolina
Nymph - growth & development
Nymph - parasitology
Parasitoid
Pest Control, Biological
Trees - growth & development
Urban Ecology
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Summary:Climate warming is predicted to cause many changes in ectotherm communities, one of which is phenological mismatch, wherein one species' development advances relative to an associated species or community. Phenological mismatches already lead to loss of pollination services, and we predict that they also cause loss of biological control. Here, we provide evidence that a pest develops earlier due to urban warming but that phenology of its parasitoid community does not similarly advance. This mismatch is associated with greater egg production that likely leads to more pests on trees.
ISSN:1744-9561
1744-957X
DOI:10.1098/rsbl.2014.0586