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Climate Change Makes Crop Pests More Cannibalistic, Study Finds
Original: Warming World, Hungrier Cannibals: Climate Change Reshapes Disease Spread in a Devastating Crop Pest
New research indicates that global warming is changing how disease spreads among a devastating crop pest, with higher temperatures making the insects hungrier and more cannibalistic. Rising cannibalism can alter virus transmission dynamics within pest populations, potentially affecting how outbreaks of crop-damaging species develop as the climate warms. Scientists say the findings highlight how climate change reshapes ecological interactions, not just pest ranges, with implications for agriculture.
Why now: A new study linking warming temperatures to changed disease spread in crop pests has just drawn scientific and media attention.
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- Warming World, Hungrier Cannibals: Climate Change Reshapes Disease Spread in a Devastating Crop Pest · Bioengineer.org
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