Landscape simplification may impact how a beneficial insect responds to temperature stresses
Landscape composition was shown to influence the local microclimate and the temperature tolerance of parasitoid wasps. The study found that parasitoids from more intensively farmed landscapes had an increased tolerance to cold temperatures. Based on these findings, landscape management practices could look to create sheltered microclimates within the landscape to reduce the physiological costs of thermal tolerance and help parasitoid wasps withstand unfavourable cold temperatures. Read more here.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12153
Landscape composition was shown to influence the local microclimate and the temperature tolerance of parasitoid wasps. The study found that parasitoids from more intensively farmed landscapes had an increased tolerance to cold temperatures. Based on these findings, landscape management practices could look to create sheltered microclimates within the landscape to reduce the physiological costs of thermal tolerance and help parasitoid wasps withstand unfavourable cold temperatures. Read more here.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12153