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Wimpy or Willful Wasps? The Effect of Heat on a Parasitoid’s Survival

November 3, 2022November 2, 2022 Maria Marlin 0 Comments Climate Change, flying insects, heat wave, insects

Article: Moore, M.E., Hill, C.A. and Kingsolver, J.G., 2022. Developmental timing of extreme temperature events (heat waves) disrupts host–parasitoid interactions. Ecology

Climate Ecosystems Environmental Science

Hot tree summer: Measuring the effects of the 2017 heat wave on Europe’s forests

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019 Jeannie Wilkening 0 Comments drought, extreme heat, heat wave, plants, satellite data, water

Plants are always just trying to live their best life, but sometimes high temperatures and a lack of water get in the way of that. In this study, scientists studied a heat wave that occurred in southern Europe in summer 2017 to see how different plants fared across the region.