Insect Ecology and Pest Management in Agriculture
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 26623
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Among all agricultural pests, insects in particular cause serious damage to crops and trees due to their huge number of individuals and their ability to tolerate or adapt to stresses. To establish sustainable agricultural systems, it is essential to better understand how insects tolerate or adapt to adverse conditions, as well as when and why insects will emerge. To meet the demand of high-quality agricultural products, we should use environmentally friendly pest-management methods.
This Special Issue welcomes research articles and reviews on insect autecology, insect population dynamics and forecasting, plant–insect natural enemy interactions, insect community and landscape ecology, as well as environmentally friendly pest-management techniques.
Prof. Dr. Wenqing Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- insect pests
- ecology
- integrated pest management
- agriculture
- forestry
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