Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.

Warmer temperatures trigger insecticide-associated pest outbreaks.

Published in Pest Management Science

Rising global temperatures are associated with emerging insect pests, reflecting earlier and longer insect activity, faster development, more generations per year and changing species' ranges. Insecticides are often the first tools available to manage these new threats. In the southeastern US, sweet potato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) has recently bec...