Climate warming promotes pesticide resistance through expanding overwintering range of a global pest

oleh: Chun-Sen Ma, Wei Zhang, Yu Peng, Fei Zhao, Xiang-Qian Chang, Kun Xing, Liang Zhu, Gang Ma, He-Ping Yang, Volker H. W. Rudolf

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-09-01

Deskripsi

Climate-driven range shifts may affect pesticide resistance. Here, the authors analyse experimentally parameterised and field-tested models to show that a cosmopolitan insect pest, the diamondback moth, is acquiring resistance against local pesticides through expanding overwintering range.