Hot in the Hood; and How Insects Might Make it Hotter

What implications does a warming city have on both our human and insect communities? How does the urban heat island affect the city’s canopy as insects (maybe even new ones) become more abundant? PIs, Rob Dunn and Steve Frank, explore their research and its implications in this most recent Your Wild Life blog post. Observe how Rob’s walk to campus fluctuates by temperature due to the varied canopy cover.
This project is part of the Tree Eaters: Predicting the response of herbivores to the integrated effects of urban and global change, funded by the SE CSC.