Invading and resident defoliators in a changing climate: cold tolerance and predictions concerning extreme winter cold as a range‐limiting factor

1. Winter temperatures in northern latitudes are predicted to increase markedly as a result of ongoing climate change, thus making the invasion of new insect defoliators possible. The establishment of new outbreak pest species may have major effects on northern ecosystems that are particularly sensitive to disturbances.

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