A warmer climate increases the need for pesticides . Increases in temperature and CO2 concentration may reduce pesticide efficiency by altering its metabolism, or accelerating detoxification . Intense rainfall also reduces persistence . Invasive pests and pathogens impose an additional cost for the society . Rapid and large-scale dispersal of pests is already a major threat to food security, as exemplified by the recent outbreak of desert locusts , indicating the importance of international cooperation. Taken
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