Insect mortality and SIF (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Insect mortality and SIF

Caption

A) the average insect-induced mortality from 2022-2023 USDA aerial surveys and C) 2021 late-summer mean solar induced fluorescence relative to 2019 levels, a low insect-mortality year. Redder hues represent lower levels SIF, a sign of lower photosynthetic activity. 

Credit

Adapted from Kunik et. al. Rem Sen Enviro (2026)

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