Density-dependent factors, such as population growth rate and migratio
n, influence dynamic behaviour in ecological models. Temperature, an a
biotic and density-independent factor, is also an important determinan
t of insect population growth. We investigated the endogenous dynamics
of a density-dependent response-surface model that included temperatu
re, based on time series for two aphid species. We investigated the ef
fects of temperature and random noise on the model dynamics. In most c
ases, an increase in temperature resulted in a higher predicted equili
brium density; it could induce complex dynamics. Noise at the level of
the natural variation in temperature resulted in extinctions in some
models. Our results from these models indicate that aphid populations
might become more abundant, and less stable in some circumstances, if
there is climate warming.