Study finds heat key factor in population growth of some urban insect pests

Monday, April 1, 2013 - 08:31 in Biology & Nature

(Phys.org) —New research from North Carolina State University finds that higher temperatures found in urban environments are a key contributor to higher populations of insect pests called scale insects – indicating that an increase in temperatures associated with global climate change could lead to a significant increase in scale insect populations.

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