Climate and pest interactions pose a cross-landscape management challenge to soil and water conservation

Joshua W. Campbell is a research ecologist studying basic insect and pollinator behavior in managed and wild ecosystems at the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Pest Management Research Unit in Sidney, Montana. Michael R. Fulcher is a research plant pathologist conducting research to identify pathogenic biocontrol agents at the USDA ARS Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Brenda J. Grewell is a research plant ecologist focusing on understanding the biogeography of invasive plant species and the ecology of invaded systems at the USDA ARS Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research Unit in Davis, California. Stephen L. Young is a national program leader in weeds and invasive pests at the USDA ARS Office of National Programs in Beltsville, Maryland.