Insect and Pest Management for Sustaining Crop Production Under Changing Climatic Patterns of Drylands

Authors

Ruchika Kashyap, University of California, DavisFollow
Sajjan Grover, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Heena Puri, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Sandeep Kaur, Punjab Agricultural University
Jagmohan Singh, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
Karansher S. Sandhu, Washington State UniversityFollow
Gagandeep Kaur, University of FloridaFollow
Hinal Kharva, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore
Shivreet Kaur, North Dakota State University--FargoFollow
Balwinder Kaur, University of FloridaFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2023

Citation

Published in A. Naorem, D. Machiwal, eds., Enhancing Resilience of Dryland Agriculture Under Changing Climate, 2023

doi:10.1007/978-981-19-9159-2_21

Comments

Copyright © 2023 by the authors, under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Abstract

Climate change is alarming, particularly for agriculturists as it severely impacts the development, distribution, and survival of insects and pests, affecting crop production globally. Over time, climate change is drastically tumbling the crop productivity in all the cropping systems, whereas the dryland agriculture with existing low productivity is immensely hit. While all the existing species in drylands, including humans, are coping with extreme climate variations for millennia, future climate change predictions put dryland agriculture in a threat zone. Drylands support 38% of the world’s population; therefore, climate change coupled with population growth and global food security draws the attention of scientists towards sustainable crop production under changing trends. The intermingling and intermixing of various biological, hydrological, and geographical systems plus the anthropogenic factors continuously amplify the changes in the dryland systems. All of this brings us to one challenge: developing pest management strategies suitable for changing climatic patterns. In this complex agrology framework, integrated pest management (IPM) strategies, especially those involving early monitoring of pests using prediction models, are a way to save the show. In this chapter, we will summarize the direct and indirect effects of climate change on crop production, the biology of insect pests, the changing pest scenarios, the efficacy of current pest management tactics, and the development of next-generation crop protection products. Finally, we will provide a perspective on the integration of best agronomic practices and crop protection measures to achieve the goal of sustainable crop production under changing climatic trends of drylands.