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Climate change is pushing pine defoliating moth northward 50 years ahead of earlier predictions

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In Finland, climate change is causing the pine pest Panolis flammea, or pine beauty moth, to shift its range northward 50 years ahead of predictions. Changes in both the distribution and size of the pine beauty moth population are linked to higher temperatures, a new study shows.

Source: ScienceDaily.com