Massive yet grossly underestimated global costs of invasive insects
Université Paris-Sud · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · +15 more institutions
Abstract
Insects have presented human society with some of its greatest development challenges by spreading diseases, consuming crops and damaging infrastructure. Despite the massive human and financial toll of invasive insects, cost estimates of their impacts remain sporadic, spatially incomplete and of questionable quality. Here we compile a comprehensive database of economic costs of invasive insects. Taking all reported goods and service estimates, invasive insects cost a minimum of US$70.0 billion per year globally, while associated health costs exceed US$6.9 billion per year. Total costs rise as the number of estimate increases, although many of the worst costs have already been estimated (especially those…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 43.59
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 34
Authors
10- CJCorey J. A. BradshawCorresponding
Université Paris-Sud, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Ecologie, Société, Evolution, The University of Adelaide
- BLBoris Leroy
Université Paris-Sud, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Université, Ecologie, Société, Evolution, Biologie des Organismes et Écosystèmes Aquatiques, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
- CBCéline Bellard
Université Paris-Sud, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Ecologie, Société, Evolution, University College London
- DRDavid Roiz
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Montpellier, Agropolis International, Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et Contrôle
- CACéline Albert
Université Paris-Sud, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Ecologie, Société, Evolution
Topics & keywords
- Biology
- Computer science