Experts issue warning about looming threat to global food supply: 'A major challenge'
Rising temperatures are turbocharging crop pest damage worldwide, The Guardian reported.
A study published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment found that if global temperatures rise by 2°C (3.6°F), wheat crops could see pest-related losses increase by roughly 46%.
Maize crop losses could increase by 31%, while rice crop losses could jump by about 19%.
Bugs, including aphids, caterpillars, locusts, and planthoppers, flourish as temperatures climb.
Hotter average temperatures accelerate their life cycl
Rising temperatures are turbocharging crop pest damage worldwide, The Guardian reported.
A study published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment found that if global temperatures rise by 2°C (3.6°F), wheat crops could see pest-related losses increase by roughly 46%.
Maize crop losses could increase by 31%, while rice crop losses could jump by about 19%.
Bugs, including aphids, caterpillars, locusts, and planthoppers, flourish as temperatures climb.
Hotter average temperatures accelerate their life cycl
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