Warmer temps limit parasites’ impact, boost pest populations

Climate change is expected to disrupt ecosystems by changing insects’ and other organisms’ life cycles in unpredictable ways – and scientists are getting a preview of these changes in cities. NC State University research shows that some insect pests are thriving in warm, urban environments and developing earlier, limiting the impact of parasitoid wasps that normally help keep those pest populations in check.

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