Communications Biology (Jul 2022)

Multidecadal, continent-level analysis indicates agricultural practices impact wheat aphid loads more than climate change

  • Xiao Sun,
  • Yumei Sun,
  • Ling Ma,
  • Zhen Liu,
  • Qiyun Wang,
  • Dingli Wang,
  • Chujun Zhang,
  • Hongwei Yu,
  • Ming Xu,
  • Jianqing Ding,
  • Evan Siemann

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03731-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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A meta-analysis of wheat aphid populations obtained from 120 studies from 1970 to 2017 reveals that pest loads increased in China but decreased in Europe and suggests this is due to differences in pesticide use, fertilization, land use, and natural enemies.