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Implications of increasing temperature stress for predatory biocontrol of vector mosquitoes.

Mmabaledi BuxtonCasper NyamukondiwaTatenda DaluRoss N CuthbertRyan J Wasserman
Published in: Parasites & vectors (2020)
These results point to significant predator-prey mismatches under environmental change, potentially adversely affecting natural mosquito biocontrol given projected shifts in temperature fluctuations in the study region. The overall narrower thermal breadth of native predators relative to larval mosquito prey may reduce natural biotic resistance to pests and harmful mosquito species, with implications for population success and potentially vector capacity under global change.
Keyphrases
  • aedes aegypti
  • dengue virus
  • zika virus
  • climate change
  • risk assessment