Journal of Entomological Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 48
  • Issue: suppl

Temperature-driven changes in insect behavior: Implications for pest management

  • Author:
  • Sidhant Das*, Ranjana Tiwari1, J. Bethanney Janney2, Subham Acharya3, Bathala Balaji4
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Page Number: 860 to 867

1Department of Agriculture, Noida International University, Greater Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar - 201 310, Uttar Pradesh, India, E-mail : ranjana.tiwari@niu.edu.in, Orcid Id : 0009-0002-9255-7019

2Department of Biomedical, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai - 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India, Orcid Id : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6367-1336

3Department of Agro-meteorology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar - 751030, Odisha, India, Orcid Id : 0009-0002-8278-1359

4Centre for Multidisciplinary Research, Anurag University, Hyderabad - 500 088, Telangana, India, Orcid Id : 0009-0003-5166-8545

Chitkara Centre for Research and Development, Chitkara University, Solan -174 103, Himachal Pradesh, India

*Corresponding authors' E-mail : sidhant.das.orp@chitkara.edu.in, Orcid Id : https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3540-5817

Online published on 24 March, 2025.

Abstract

Temperature-driven changes in insect behavior significantly impact pest dynamics, posing challenges for pest management strategies in agriculture. This text explores the influence of temperature on insect behavior and its critical implications for pest management strategies. Insects, as ectothermic organisms are highly sensitive to temperature changes, which affect their physiology, behavior, and population dynamics. With rising global temperatures, pest species are expanding into new regions, increasing their activity periods, and becoming more resistant to traditional control methods.

Keywords

Behavior, Climate, Ecology, Foraging, Insects, IPM, Management, Migration, Modeling, Outbreaks, Pest, Pesticides, Physiology, Resistance, Temperature