Massive yet grossly underestimated global costs of invasive insects

Insects have presented human society with some of its greatest development challenges by spreading diseases, consuming crops and damaging infrastructure. Despite the massive human and financial toll of invasive insects, cost estimates of their impacts remain sporadic, spatially incomplete and of que...

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Autores: Bradshaw , Corey, Leroy , Boris, Bellard , Celine, Albert , Celine, Fournier , Alice, Barbet-Massin , Morgane, Salles , Jean-Michel, Simard , Fréderic, Courchamp , Franck, Roiz Pereda, David
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2016
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositório:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
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Palavra-chave:Invasive insects
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spelling Massive yet grossly underestimated global costs of invasive insectsBradshaw , CoreyLeroy , BorisBellard , CelineAlbert , CelineFournier , AliceBarbet-Massin , MorganeSalles , Jean-MichelSimard , FrédericCourchamp , FranckRoiz Pereda, DavidInvasive insectsInsects have presented human society with some of its greatest development challenges by spreading diseases, consuming crops and damaging infrastructure. Despite the massive human and financial toll of invasive insects, cost estimates of their impacts remain sporadic, spatially incomplete and of questionable quality. Here we compile a comprehensive database of economic costs of invasive insects. Taking all reported goods and service estimates, invasive insects cost a minimum of US$70.0 billion per year globally, while associated health costs exceed US$6.9 billion per year. Total costs rise as the number of estimate increases, although many of the worst costs have already been estimated (especially those related to human health). A lack of dedicated studies, especially for reproducible goods and service estimates, implies gross underestimation of global costs. Global warming as a consequence of climate change, rising human population densities and intensifying international trade will allow these costly insects to spread into new areas, but substantial savings could be achieved by increasing surveillance, containment and public awareness.Springer Nature202620262016info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms12986#citeashttps://hdl.handle.net/10578/47168reponame:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLMinstname:Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaInglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/471682026-05-27T07:36:41Z
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title Massive yet grossly underestimated global costs of invasive insects
spellingShingle Massive yet grossly underestimated global costs of invasive insects
Bradshaw , Corey
Invasive insects
title_short Massive yet grossly underestimated global costs of invasive insects
title_full Massive yet grossly underestimated global costs of invasive insects
title_fullStr Massive yet grossly underestimated global costs of invasive insects
title_full_unstemmed Massive yet grossly underestimated global costs of invasive insects
title_sort Massive yet grossly underestimated global costs of invasive insects
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bradshaw , Corey
Leroy , Boris
Bellard , Celine
Albert , Celine
Fournier , Alice
Barbet-Massin , Morgane
Salles , Jean-Michel
Simard , Fréderic
Courchamp , Franck
Roiz Pereda, David
author Bradshaw , Corey
author_facet Bradshaw , Corey
Leroy , Boris
Bellard , Celine
Albert , Celine
Fournier , Alice
Barbet-Massin , Morgane
Salles , Jean-Michel
Simard , Fréderic
Courchamp , Franck
Roiz Pereda, David
author_role author
author2 Leroy , Boris
Bellard , Celine
Albert , Celine
Fournier , Alice
Barbet-Massin , Morgane
Salles , Jean-Michel
Simard , Fréderic
Courchamp , Franck
Roiz Pereda, David
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Invasive insects
topic Invasive insects
description Insects have presented human society with some of its greatest development challenges by spreading diseases, consuming crops and damaging infrastructure. Despite the massive human and financial toll of invasive insects, cost estimates of their impacts remain sporadic, spatially incomplete and of questionable quality. Here we compile a comprehensive database of economic costs of invasive insects. Taking all reported goods and service estimates, invasive insects cost a minimum of US$70.0 billion per year globally, while associated health costs exceed US$6.9 billion per year. Total costs rise as the number of estimate increases, although many of the worst costs have already been estimated (especially those related to human health). A lack of dedicated studies, especially for reproducible goods and service estimates, implies gross underestimation of global costs. Global warming as a consequence of climate change, rising human population densities and intensifying international trade will allow these costly insects to spread into new areas, but substantial savings could be achieved by increasing surveillance, containment and public awareness.
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