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Article
Survival Effects of Fluctuating Temperatures on Insects
Integrated Crop Management News
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-22-2020
Disciplines
Abstract
The weather this year has been quite variable – several warm days followed by a cold, snowy week in April is just one example of the dramatic changes we’ve experienced in air temperatures (Figure 1). Each winter, we receive the question “Will insect pests be worse/better this year?”, and cold snaps during the spring cause people to wonder “Do fluctuating temperatures affect pest populations?” The short answer to these questions: it depends, but probably not.
Copyright Owner
Iowa State University
Copyright Date
2020
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Erin W. Hodgson and Ashley Dean. "Survival Effects of Fluctuating Temperatures on Insects" (2020) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/erin_hodgson/354/