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phenodev_croppest

Overview:

Repository with R Code for analyses producing the results of Predicting crop pest phenology: integration of ecological insights and existing development models [current update: submitted]

Authors:

Darío San Segundo Molina (University of Alcalá, Dpt. Life Sciences) Ignacio Morales Castilla (University of Alcalá, Dpt. Life Sciences)

Ecological data used:

Data on first emergences of Pieris rapae were obtained from Figure 3 in Gordo, O., and J. J. Sanz. 2006. Temporal trends in phenology of the honey bee Apis mellifera (L.) and the small white Pieris rapae (L.) in the Iberian Peninsula (1952-2004). Ecological Entomology 31:261–268 DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2311.2006.00787.x. Digitalized using WebPlotDigitizer.

Data on development rate of Pieris rapae pupae across temperatures were obtained from Gilbert, N. 1988. Control of fecundity in pieris rapae. V. Comparisons between populations. Journal of Animal Ecology 57:395–410. DOI:10.2307/4913.

Climatic data:

Spain02 v5 (Herrera et al. 2016 & Kotlarsky et al. 2017); see http://www.meteo.unican.es/datasets/spain02)

Aknowledgements: The authors thank AEMET and UC by the data provided for this work (Spain02v5 gridded temperature data set)