Climate change and pathways used by pests as challenges to plant health in agriculture and forestry

dc.contributor.authorGullino, Maria Lodovica
dc.contributor.authorAlbajes, Ramon
dc.contributor.authorAl-Jboory, Ibrahim
dc.contributor.authorAngelotti, Francislene
dc.contributor.authorChakraborty, Subrata
dc.contributor.authorGarrett, Karen A.
dc.contributor.authorHurley, Brett Phillip
dc.contributor.authorJuroszek, Peter
dc.contributor.authorLopian, Ralf
dc.contributor.authorMakkouk, Khaled
dc.contributor.authorPan, Xubin
dc.contributor.authorPugliese, Massimo
dc.contributor.authorStephenson, Tannecia
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-02T05:42:49Z
dc.date.available2023-03-02T05:42:49Z
dc.date.issued2022-09-29
dc.description.abstractClimate change already challenges people’s livelihood globally and it also affects plant health. Rising temperatures facilitate the introduction and establishment of unwanted organisms, including arthropods, pathogens, and weeds (hereafter collectively called pests). For example, a single, unusually warm winter under temperate climatic conditions may be sufficient to assist the establishment of invasive plant pests, which otherwise would not be able to establish. In addition, the increased market globalization and related transport of recent years, coupled with increased temperatures, has led to favorable conditions for pest movement, invasion, and establishment worldwide. Most published studies indicate that, in general, pest risk will increase in agricultural ecosystems under climate-change scenarios, especially in today’s cooler arctic, boreal, temperate, and subtropical regions. This is also mostly true for forestry. Some pests have already expanded their host range or distribution, at least in part due to changes in climate. Examples of these pests, selected according to their relevance in different geographical areas, are summarized here. The main pathways used by them, directly and/or indirectly, are also discussed. Understanding these pathways can support decisions about mitigation and adaptation measures. The review concludes that preventive mitigation and adaptation measures, including biosecurity, are key to reducing the projected increases in pest risk in agriculture, horticulture, and forestry. Therefore, the sustainable management of pests is urgently needed. It requires holistic solutions, including effective phytosanitary regulations, globally coordinated diagnostic and surveillance systems, pest risk modeling and analysis, and preparedness for pro-active management.en_US
dc.description.departmentForestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)en_US
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_US
dc.description.librarianam2023en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainabilityen_US
dc.identifier.citationGullino, M.L.; Albajes, R.; Al-Jboory, I.; Angelotti, F.; Chakraborty, S.; Garrett, K.A.; Hurley, B.P.; Juroszek, P.; Lopian, R.; Makkouk, K.; et al. Climate Change and Pathways Used by Pests as Challenges to Plant Health in Agriculture and Forestry. Sustainability 2022, 14, 12421. https://DOI.org/10.3390/su141912421.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3390/su141912421
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89916
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rights© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.en_US
dc.subjectGlobal warmingen_US
dc.subjectPlant pathogensen_US
dc.subjectInsect pestsen_US
dc.subjectInvasive speciesen_US
dc.subjectPest risken_US
dc.titleClimate change and pathways used by pests as challenges to plant health in agriculture and forestryen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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