Do patterns of insect mortality in temperate and tropical zones have broader implications for insect ecology and pest management?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding how biotic and abiotic factors affect insect mortality is crucial for both fundamental knowledge of population ecology and for successful pest management. However, because these factors are difficult to quantify and interpret, patterns and dynamics of insect mortality remain unclear, especially comparative mortality across climate zones. Life table analysis provides robust information for quantifying population mortality and population parameters.

Methods

In this study, we estimated cause-of-death probabilities and irreplaceable mortality (the portion of mortality that cannot be replaced by another cause or combination of causes) using a Multiple Decrement Life Table (MDLT) analysis of 268 insect life tables from 107 peer-reviewed journal articles. I

SUBMITTER: Pinto JRL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9048698 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature