Climate change boosts risks to crops from pests

Plant diseases and invasive insects already take a huge toll — up to 40 percent — on global crop production, with annual losses worth nearly $300 billion. Climate change could make that worse by opening up new areas to plant pests, according to a scientific review released on Wednesday. “Warmer and drier conditions favor disturbances… » Read More

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