Some Bugs Like it Hot: Climate Change and Agricultural Pests

KQED Science Video Podcast by KQED

Oct 10, 20122:15Religion & Spirituality

Scientists and farmers are starting to notice that, as California's winters warm up, the state is becoming more hospitable to destructive agricultural pests.

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