Elevated Temperature and Drought Interact to Reduce Parasitoid Effectiveness in Suppressing Hosts

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 3; p. e58136
• Main Authors: Romo, Cecilia M., Tylianakis, Jason M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 05.03.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agricultural pests; Agriculture; Animal reproduction; Animals; Aphidoidea; Aphids; Aphids - parasitology; Biology; Climate; Climate Change; Climate effects; Climatic extremes; Drought; Droughts; Ecology; Ecosystem; Ecosystems; Emergence; Female; Fitness; Food Chain; Geography; Global temperature changes; Global warming; Herbivores; Herbivory; High temperature; Host-Parasite Interactions; Hyperparasitism; Insects; Laboratory experiments; Longevity; Mean temperatures; Natural enemies; New Zealand; Offspring; Outbreaks; Parasitoids; Pest Control, Biological; Pest outbreaks; Pests; Physiology; Poisson Distribution; Population growth; Predator-prey interactions; Predictions; Prey; Quality; Studies; Success; Temperature; Temperature effects; Temperature rise; Temperature variations; Time Factors; Trophic levels; Wasps; New Zealand

Climate change affects the abundance, distribution and activity of natural enemies that are important for suppressing herbivore crop pests. Moreover, higher mean temperatures and increased frequency of climatic extremes are expected to induce different responses across trophic levels, potentially di...