Predicting the future threat of mosquitoes under climate change

该项目旨在通过测试本地蚊子和入侵蚊子对炎热、寒冷和干燥环境的适应能力，预测气候变化下它们的未来分布。该项目希望通过确定蚊子适应气候变化的特征来产生新的知识。该项目的预期成果包括通过纳入适应性变化的新预测模型，加强对未来蚊子分布的了解。这将带来巨大的社会和经济效益，其成果将有助于改善当地害虫蚊子的管理，并为澳大利亚应对入侵性蚊子威胁做好准备。

This project aims to predict the future distributions of local and invasive mosquito species under climate change by testing their ability to adapt to hot, cold and dry environments. The project expects to generate new knowledge by identifying traits that underpin climate change adaptation in mosquitoes. Expected outcomes of this project include an enhanced understanding of future mosquito distributions through new predictive models that incorporate adaptive changes. This should provide significant social and economic benefits, with outcomes intended to improve the management of local pest mosquitoes and prepare Australia to tackle invasive mosquito threats.