Responses of invasive insects to global climate change
Author of the article:WU Gang 1**GE Feng 2WAN FangHao 3XIAO NengWen4 LI JunSheng4
Author's Workplace:1Department of Biology, College of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Hubei430070, China; 2Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100101, China; 3Institute of PlantProtection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing100081, China; 4The State Key Laboratory ofEnvironmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing100012, China
Key Words:global climate change, invasive insects, temperature, humidity, rainfall, CO2
Abstract:
Invasive species have become a far\|reaching global issue, one that has an increasingly evident negative impact on our country's environment and socio\|economic performance. Global climate change has a profound impact on insects, and is changing the composition, distribution and population dynamics of both local and invasive species. In this paper, the interactions between global climate change and biological invasion are analyzed, the impact of global climate change factors (such as temperature, humidity and other climatic factors) on the biology and ecology of invasive insects are summarized, the reasons for the colonization and dissemination of invasive insects by global climate change discussed, and some measures for preventing the arrival of invasive insects proposed. This paper helps to objectively evaluate the effects of global climate change on the potential environmental and bio\|safety risks of invasive insects, and also to clarify the interaction between climate change factors and invasive insects. It provides a good scientific basis for the ecological risk assessment of invasive insects and sustainable agricultural development in a changing global climate.