Population ecology and classical biological control of forest insect pests in a changing world
Forests are important for climate regulation and provide wood and fiber to an increasing human population. Forest systems encompass a large part of the world’s land surface area and they are increasingly threatened by several abiotic and biotic factors, including invasive alien species. Generally, t...
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| description | Forests are important for climate regulation and provide wood and fiber to an increasing human population. Forest systems encompass a large part of the world’s land surface area and they are increasingly threatened by several abiotic and biotic factors, including invasive alien species. Generally, the management of damaging nonnative forest insects relies strongly on classical biological control. This is because other Integrated Pest Management tactics may not be readily applicable in forests as these are typically long-lived and structurally complex systems. Given the marked increase in the arrival and establishment of alien forest insects, and the worldwide development of commercial forestry, there is a growing need for classical biological control to achieve persistent pest suppression and to bar the geographical spread of alien pests. Despite much progress in the identification, rearing capacity and release protocols of natural enemies, a limited understanding of pest population ecology and the underlying driving factors, can hinder the effectiveness of classical biological control programs. In this review, we explore the importance of population ecology of forest insects and highlight ecological hypotheses that can serve to lay the groundwork for improved pest management programs in the context of climatic change. While we emphasize the value of classical biological control to manage insect pests in forest systems, especially alien species in novel environments such as in commercial plantations, we draw attention to the need for a better understanding of the processes determining forest insect population dynamics, to secure successful and sustainable pest management programs. |
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| spelling | INTA123752022-07-21T15:11:07Z Population ecology and classical biological control of forest insect pests in a changing world Fischbein, Deborah Corley, Juan Carlos Insecta Insectos Dañinos Plagas Forestales Ecosistemas Forestales Pest Insects Forest Pests Forest Ecosystems Insectos Forestales Forests are important for climate regulation and provide wood and fiber to an increasing human population. Forest systems encompass a large part of the world’s land surface area and they are increasingly threatened by several abiotic and biotic factors, including invasive alien species. Generally, the management of damaging nonnative forest insects relies strongly on classical biological control. This is because other Integrated Pest Management tactics may not be readily applicable in forests as these are typically long-lived and structurally complex systems. Given the marked increase in the arrival and establishment of alien forest insects, and the worldwide development of commercial forestry, there is a growing need for classical biological control to achieve persistent pest suppression and to bar the geographical spread of alien pests. Despite much progress in the identification, rearing capacity and release protocols of natural enemies, a limited understanding of pest population ecology and the underlying driving factors, can hinder the effectiveness of classical biological control programs. In this review, we explore the importance of population ecology of forest insects and highlight ecological hypotheses that can serve to lay the groundwork for improved pest management programs in the context of climatic change. While we emphasize the value of classical biological control to manage insect pests in forest systems, especially alien species in novel environments such as in commercial plantations, we draw attention to the need for a better understanding of the processes determining forest insect population dynamics, to secure successful and sustainable pest management programs. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche Fil: Fischbein, Deborah. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA). Estacion Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Fischbein, Deborah. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Corley, Juan Carlos. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA). Estacion Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Corley, Juan Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina 2022-07-21T15:04:25Z 2022-07-21T15:04:25Z 2022-09-15 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/12375 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112722003942 0378-1127 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120400 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier Forest Ecology and Management 520 : Art. 120400 (Septiembre 2022) |
| spellingShingle | Insecta Insectos Dañinos Plagas Forestales Ecosistemas Forestales Pest Insects Forest Pests Forest Ecosystems Insectos Forestales Fischbein, Deborah Corley, Juan Carlos Population ecology and classical biological control of forest insect pests in a changing world |
| title | Population ecology and classical biological control of forest insect pests in a changing world |
| title_full | Population ecology and classical biological control of forest insect pests in a changing world |
| title_fullStr | Population ecology and classical biological control of forest insect pests in a changing world |
| title_full_unstemmed | Population ecology and classical biological control of forest insect pests in a changing world |
| title_short | Population ecology and classical biological control of forest insect pests in a changing world |
| title_sort | population ecology and classical biological control of forest insect pests in a changing world |
| topic | Insecta Insectos Dañinos Plagas Forestales Ecosistemas Forestales Pest Insects Forest Pests Forest Ecosystems Insectos Forestales |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/12375 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112722003942 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120400 |
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