Impact of global warming scenarios on life-history traits of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The tomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard (Acari: Tetranychidae), is an agricultural pest of solanaceous crops. Although T. evansi is of South American subtropical origin, it has recently expanded its distribution range to many tropical and temperate areas around the world. Its potential distribution range in response to scenarios of global warming was recently modeled, confirming its current and possible future distributions. Here, we experimentally investigated the biological traits of T. evansi in the context of the current and future global warming (2100) scenarios. Using an environmental simulation system, we tested the life-history traits of T. evansi under current summer temperatures (as of June, July, and August 2016) and under expected tem

SUBMITTER: Ghazy NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6880604 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature