Assessing the impact of climate change on the worldwide distribution of Dalbulus maidis (DeLong) using MaxEnt

BACKGROUND For the first time, a model was applied at the global scale to investigate the effects of climate change on Dalbulus maidis . D. maidis is the main vector of three plant pathogens of maize crops and has been reported as one of the most important maize pests in Latin America. We modelled the effects of climate change on this pest using three Global Climate Models under two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) using MaxEnt...