Processionary Moths and Climate Change An Update [Hardcover]

Because of its peculiar biology, its negative impacts on forestry, and its urticating larvae affecting human and animal health, pine processionary moth has largely been studied in many European countries during the last century. However, knowledge remained scattered and no synthesis has ever been published. Since the IPCC retained the moth as one of the two insect indicators of climate change because of its expansion with warming up, filling this gap became increasingly important. Led by INRA, this book associates 101 authors from 22 countries of Europe, Minor Asia and North Africa, combining all the concerned research fields (entomology, ecology, genetics, mathematical modelling, medical and veterinary science, pest management) in a multidisciplinary approach to understand and model the processes underlying past, present and future moth expansion and to propose adapted management methods. Besides, the major biological patterns of the related processionary species are also detailed.

1 Introduction; Alain Roques and Andrea Battisti
2 Natural History of the Processionary Moths (Thaumetopoea spp.): New Insights in Relation to Climate Change; Andrea Battisti, Mustafa Avc1, Dimitrios N. Avtzis, Mohamed L. Ben Jamaa, Laura Berardi, Wahiba Berretima, Manuela Branco, Gahdab Chakali, Moulay Ahmed El Alaoui El Fels, Brigitte Fr?rot, Jose? A. H?dar, Irina Ionescu-Mlncus, Kahraman 0pekdal, Stig Larsson, Traian Manole, Zvi Mendel, Nicolas Meurisse, Plamen Mirchev, Nabil Nemer, Maria-Rosa Paiva, Juan Pino, Alex Protasov, Noureddine Rahim, J?r?me Rousselet, Helena Santos, Daniel Sauvard, Axel Schopf, Mauro Simonato, Annie Yart, and Mohamed Zamoum
3 Climate Warming and Past and Present Distribution of the Processionary Moths (Thaumetopoea spp.) in Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa; Alain Roques, J?r?me Rousselet, Mustafa Avc1, Dimitrios N. lƒ/