The response of insects to climate change

Abstract

Insect responses to environmental change are crucial for understanding how the natural world and those animal species that are manipulated by humans will respond to climate change. Insects play fundamental roles in providing services for animals and plants, such as pollination to native plants and crops, the turnover of nutrients, and reducing pest species via natural enemies. Many other insect species are pests of crops and forests, carriers of disease, invasive and nuisance insects to humans. They are also likely to be affected by climate change and may even pose considerable risks to sustainable food production or human health.