Tick Paralysis

O’Hara, James E.; UsUpensky, Igor; Bostanian, N. J.; Chapman, Reg; Swisher, Marilyn E.; Barfield, Carl S.; Fitzgerald, Terrence D.; Scheffrahn, Rudolf H.; Constantino, Reginaldo; Sanborn, Allen; Gayubo, Severiano F.; Arthurs, Steven; Tipping, Christopher; Lysyk, Tim; Coons, Lewis B.; Rothschild, Marjorie; Randolph, Sarah; Choate, Paul M.; Jolivet, Pierre; Rogers, Michael E.; Potter, Daniel; Webster, Thomas C.; Nation, James L.; Hoy, Marjorie A.; Agrios, George N.; Purcell, Alexander H.; Epsky, Nancy D.; Morrill, Wendell L.; Mankin, Richard W.; Dietrich, Chris H.; Shanower, Thomas G.; beard, charles e.; Dicke, Marcel; Peña, Jorge E.; Lee, Clarence M.; Armstrong, Earlene; Dame, David A.; Williamson, R. Chris; Brandenburg, Rick; Thompson, Sarah; Heppner, John B.; Capinera, John L.; Clercq, Patrick De

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“…Temperatures in southern Africa are already conducive for emerging crop pests such as the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith)), and further increases in temperature will worsen pest and disease management on smallholder farms [40]. In livestock systems, high temperatures promote increased infestation of pests such as ticks [41]. Studies conducted by [42,43] revealed that increased ambient temperature promotes the proliferation of storage pests in traditional granaries used on smallholder farms, resulting in high grain losses.…”

Section: Impact Of Day and Night Time Temperaturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Cattle exposed to long hours of heat stress reportedly produce beef of poor quality and shorter shelf-life, while milk yield and quality also decrease in dairy farming systems. In livestock systems, high temperature also promotes increased infestation of pests such as ticks [41]. Temperature increases are also likely to have negative impacts on the availability of livestock forage.…”

Section: Livestock Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Temporal Changes in Minimum and Maximum Temperatures at Selected Locations of Southern Africa

Mupangwa

Chipindu²,

Ncube

et al. 2023

Climate

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Agriculture is threatened by ever increasing temperatures and this trend is predicted to continue for the near and distant future. The negative impact of rising temperatures on agri-food systems is also compounded by the erratic and highly variable rainfall in most parts of southern Africa. Minimum and maximum temperatures’ variability and trend analysis were undertaken using daily time series data derived from 23 meteorological stations spread across Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The modified Mann–Kendall and Theil–Sen slope models were used to assess temperature trends and their magnitudes. Temperature varied with location and minimum temperature was more variable than maximum temperature. Semi-arid regions had higher variation in minimum temperature compared to humid and coastal environments. The results showed an upward trend in minimum (0.01–0.83 °C over a 33–38 year period) and maximum (0.01–0.09 °C over a 38–57 year period) temperatures at 9 and15 locations, respectively. A downward trend in minimum temperature (0.03–0.20 °C over 38–41 years) occurred in South Africa at two locations and Dedza (Malawi), while a non-significant decline in maximum temperature (0.01 °C over 54 years) occurred at one location in coastal dry sub-humid Mozambique. The results confirm the increase in temperature over 33–79 years, and highlight the importance of including temperature when designing climate change adaption and mitigation strategies in southern Africa and similar environments.

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Section: Impact Of Day and Night Time Temperaturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Livestock Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%