Caterpillar loss in tropical forest linked to extreme rain, temperature events
Published Date: 1/22/2020
Source: phys.org
Using a 22-year dataset of plant-caterpillar-parasitoid interactions collected within a patch of protected Costa Rican lowland Caribbean forest, scientists report declines in caterpillar and parasitoid diversity and density that are paralleled by losses in an important ecosystem service: biocontrol of herbivores by parasitoids.