Scientists Dispute Hypothesis That Climate Change Will Unleash Massive Ag Pest Populations (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Scientists Dispute Hypothesis That Climate Change Will Unleash Massive Ag Pest Populations

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Warming temperatures under climate change are expected to boost agricultural pests, such as this earwig. But a new study by UC Davis researchers based on field data from California and Spain suggests the effects will be more nuanced, depending on species, crop and location as well as temperature. 

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Kathy Keatley Garvey

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