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Further climate and environmental factors drive pest growth
Warmer climate
In 2020, the earth's surface temperature was
around 0.98 Celsius degrees warmer than the
20th-century average
The number of days with an average temperature
above 50C has nearly doubled:
1980-2009 = 14 days
2010-2019 = 26 days
Pest growth and movement
25 scientific studies show a clear association between
climate change and mosquito-borne disease risk
Aedes aegypti predicted to invade an estimated
19.96m km2 by 2050, placing 49.13% of the world's
population at risk of arbovirus transmission
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Impact on Pest Control
Increasing temperatures means longer breeding
periods, and longer pest seasons each year
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Insects are likely to experience one to five
additional life cycles per season
Climatic changes favour mosquito breeding
conditions and extend the biting season
This also facilitates the spread of pests into
new geographies, bringing disease and an
increased risk for public health
Increased demand for more sustainable
solutions
Warmer weather = Longer pest breeding seasons and geographic spread
Sources in appendix
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