Invasive Insect Species: Global Challenges, Strategies & Opportunities

Desert locust swarms and child health

“…In a different vein, our findings are in line with studies on the effects of insect pest invasion on economic outcomes. Particularly, the insect pest invasion is reported to disrupt agricultural production, threaten food security, and depress household income (Pratt et al, 2017;Sharma et al, 2018;Venette and Hutchison, 2021). The insect pest invasion can adversely affect human health through the use of intensive pesticides (Venette and Hutchison, 2021).…”

“…Pratt et al (2017) and Sharma et al (2018) document that invasive insect pests can cause major crop loss and endanger food security in Africa and India, thus adversely affecting household income and the national economy. Focusing on arthropods, Venette and Hutchison (2021) report that such an invasive insect species can pose substantial risks to food supplies, clean water, and sustainable economies. The authors further underline the adverse effects on human health through the use of intensive pesticides.…”

High‐Resolution Climate Projections Over Minnesota for the 21st Century

“…While snow depth over the northernmost part of the state remains virtually unchanged, the simulations show significant decreases in snow depth along the Minnesota North Shore and into much of Wisconsin exceeding 12 cm. These regions include part of the U.S. National Forest system and are at risk of decreasing revenues in winter recreation as well as threats to ecosystem health from pests that may survive warmer winters (Govindan & Hutchison, 2020; Venette & Hutchison, 2021).…”

“…The present study describes a high‐resolution regional climate modeling effort over the U.S. state of Minnesota that is already providing input for various projects, including improved projections of weather extremes, management of infrastructure, industry, and water resources (Noe et al., 2019) as well as the tracking of invasive species (Govindan & Hutchison, 2020; Venette & Hutchison, 2021). This state‐level downscaling effort links climate projections to decision‐making within regional communities.…”

Establishment and new hosts of the non-native seed beetle Stator limbatus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) on acacias in Europe

“…The global movement of people and goods and climate change are dramatically promoting the introduction of alien species in non-native environments in the Anthropocene (Kueffer 2017), resulting in a continuous accumulation of these species worldwide (Seebens et al 2017;Venette and Hutchison 2021). This indicates that current measures to avoid new introductions of alien species are not always effective.…”