Limiting the impact of insect pests on urban trees under climate change

Samiya Tabassum, Anthony Manea*, Michelle R. Leishman

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Abstract

Insect herbivore pests have been identified as a significant threat to the health and survival of urban trees. In the future, these pest-tree interactions in urban areas may be altered by the increased variability in environmental conditions projected under climate change. However, our understanding of how this may occur is limited. In this short communication, we discuss the factors that increase urban forest vulnerability to insect pests and how climate change will alter these factors. We then discuss how we can help to reduce the negative effects of these factors through actions such as diversifying our urban forests, reducing plant stress and increasing our capacity for early detection of insect pests using emerging biosurveillance technologies. In a time with increasing globalisation aiding in the transport of pests between urban areas, it is important that we remain vigilant to the ever-increasing threats that can compromise our urban green assets and the benefits they provide.

Original languageEnglish
Article number128246
Pages (from-to)1-5
Number of pages5
JournalUrban Forestry and Urban Greening
Volume94
Early online date14 Feb 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2024

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Keywords

  • Global warming
  • Herbivory
  • Management
  • Resilience
  • Urban diversity
  • Urban greening

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