Predicting impact of climate change on habitat suitability of guava fruit fly, Bactrocera correcta (Bezzi) using MaxEnt modeling in India

Maximum entropy (MaxEnt) modeling was used to predict impact of climate change on habitat suitability of guava fruit fly, Bactrocera correcta in India. It is a polyphagus pest on a wide variety of fruit crops. Future prediction of potential habitat of B.correcta was done for the year 2050 and 2070 w...

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Published in:Journal of agrometeorology Vol. 21; no. 1
Main Authors: JAIPAL S. CHOUDHARY, MADHUMITA KUMARI, SANTOSH S. MALI, MAHESH K. DHAKAR, BIKASH DAS, ARUN K. SINGH
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Association of agrometeorologists 01-03-2019
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Summary:Maximum entropy (MaxEnt) modeling was used to predict impact of climate change on habitat suitability of guava fruit fly, Bactrocera correcta in India. It is a polyphagus pest on a wide variety of fruit crops. Future prediction of potential habitat of B.correcta was done for the year 2050 and 2070 with RCP 2.6, RCP 4.5, RCP 6.0 and RCP 8.5 climate scenarios. The model preformed better than random with an average test AUC value of 0.75 of 100 replicate tests run. Under the present and future climatic conditions, the model predicted high habitat suitable category for B. correcta in the areas of south-western coastal (Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Maharashtra and Gujarat) part of India by 2050 and 2070. Presently absolute unsuitable areas of Indian sub-continent are projected to be slightly suitable for B. correcta by 2070 due to increase in temperature coupled with decrease in cold stress. The predictive modeling approach presented here provides an outline for future risk of B.correcta in India under climate change scenarios, which can be used for its better management strategies.
ISSN:0972-1665
2583-2980
DOI:10.54386/jam.v21i1.199