Climate change is a multi-faceted phenomenon, including elevated CO 2, warmer
temperatures, more severe droughts and more frequent storms. All these components can …

This study reviews the impacts of climate change on Greek forests, analysing factors such as
climate trends, forest management, biodiversity, genetics, insects, and wildfires, using data …

Urbanization represents an unintentional global experiment that can provide insights into
how species will respond and interact under future global change scenarios. Cities produce …

It is difficult to find a genus of Lepidoptera showing the high variability of life history traits
observed in Thaumetopoea. There are typical summer feeding close to winter feeding …

Apparent feeding damage by insects on plants is often slight. Thus, the influences of insect
herbivores on plant populations are likely minor. The role of insects on host-plant …

Processionary moths carry urticating setae, which cause health problems in humans and
other warm-blooded animals. The pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa has …

As this book's introduction clearly illustrates, processionary moths have long been
organisms of interest and the subject of research. This is because of the severe skin irritation …

Tortricid and pyralid moths include important pests of vineyards. This review offers a
retrospective analysis of the geographic distribution expansion of the European grapevine …

Climatic warming is assumed to expand the geographic range of insect pests whose
distribution is mainly constrained by low temperatures. This is the case of the pine …

Context Various species of forest trees are commonly used for ornamental purposes and are
therefore frequently found in nonforest ecosystems. They constitute an important component …