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VOL. 11, ISSUE 2 (2026)
Response of insect and mite pests to climate change: A review
Authors
Sangita Sharma, Akshul Rana, Ankita Singh
Abstract
Climate change has a profound impact on agricultural plants and the
insect and mite pests associated with them. Understanding abiotic stress
responses in crop plants, insect-pests and their natural enemies is an
important and challenge ahead in agricultural research. Climate warming has an
impact on habitat selection as well as the geographical expansion of insects-pests.
Temperature rise directly affects pest’s reproduction, survival, spread and
population dynamics as well as the relationships between pests, the environment,
and natural enemies. As such, it is very important to monitor pest’s appearance
and abundance as the conditions of their occurrence can change at a high pace. Monitoring
and observations of insect activity are fundamental to detecting changes in
species composition in a dedicated area as well as shifts in their activity pattern.
This review highlights the impact of some of the predicted climate changes,
especially the rise of temperature, atmospheric carbon dioxide and changing
precipitation patterns as they all contribute to the changing climate that are
affecting insect biodiversity, geographical distribution, behavioural
preferences and pests’ outbreaks that are negatively impacting the agriculture
sectors in many countries.
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Pages:238-246
How to cite this article:
Sangita Sharma, Akshul Rana, Ankita Singh "Response of insect and mite pests to climate change: A review". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 11, Issue 2, 2026, Pages 238-246
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