Summer raids of Arocatus melanocephalus (Heteroptera, Lygaeidae) in urban buildings in Northern Italy: Is climate change to blame?

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 594-598

  Maistrello, Lara ^a   Lombroso, Luca ^a   Pedroni, Elena ^a   Reggiani, Alberto ^b   Vanin, Stefano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b Centro Agricoltura e Ambiente G Nicoli   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aesthetic pest; Global warming; Seasonal insect invasions; Temperature increase; Urban nuisance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUILDING; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HETEROPTERA; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SUMMER;

HETEROPTERA; INSECTA; LYGAEIDAE;

EID: 33751049860     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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