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Book Title: Insect Pest Challenges in Cereal Crops - Current Scenario and Sustainable Management Strategies

PAID ACCESS | Published on : 06-Nov-2026 | Pages: 120-141 | Doi : https://doi.org/10.37446/edibook212025/120-141

Invasion Dynamics of Emerging Insect Pests in North African Agroecosystems: Establishment, Spread, and Climatic Drivers

• Mohamed El Aalaoui
• National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), Avenue Ennasr, BP 415 Rabat Principal, 10090 Rabat, Morocco.


• Mohamed Sbaghi
• National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), Avenue Ennasr, BP 415 Rabat Principal, 10090 Rabat, Morocco.

Abstract

Keywords

Species distribution modeling, Propagule pressure, Biosecurity, Mediterranean Basin, Integrated pest management, Phytosanitary surveillance

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