Global change includes a substantial increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme high
temperatures (EHTs), which influence insects at almost all levels. The number of studies …

With climate change creating a more volatile atmosphere, heatwaves that create thermal
stress for living systems will become stronger and more frequent. Using the flour beetle …

Hot days in summer (involving a few hours at particularly high temperatures) are expected to
become more common under climate change. How such events at different life stages affect …

The frequency and duration of periods with high temperatures are expected to increase
under global warming. Thus, even short-lived organisms are increasingly likely to …

In this chapter, we assess the current knowledge of the impact that climate change is having
on pest management. In particular, we assess biologically based methods, such as …

Heat responses can vary ontogenetically in many insects with complex life cycles, reflecting
differences in thermal environments they experience. Such variation has rarely been …

Extreme heat in summer is frequent in parts of China, and this likely affects the fitness of the
beetle Ophraella communa, a biological control agent of invasive common ragweed. Here …

BACKGROUND Heatwaves are increasing in frequency and there is growing interest in their
impact on pest organisms. Previous work indicates that effects depend on the timing of the …

Abstract Background The mosquito Anopheles gambiae is broadly distributed throughout
sub-Saharan Africa and this contributes to making it the most efficient vector of malaria on …

In organisms with complex life cycles, the adaptive value of thermotolerance depends on life-
history timing and seasonal temperature profiles. We illustrate this concept by examining …