Announcements

1. “Mosquito-Borne Diseases and Their Control Strategies: An Overview Focused on Green Synthesized Plant-Based Metallic Nanoparticles”
by Hudson Onen, Miryam M. Luzala, Stephen Kigozi, Rebecca M. Sikumbili, Claude-Josué K. Muanga, Eunice N. Zola, Sébastien N. Wendji, Aristote B. Buya, Aiste Balciunaitiene, Jonas Viškelis et al.
Insects 2023, 14(3), 221; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14030221
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/3/221#

2. “Light Pollution Disrupts Seasonal Differences in the Daily Activity and Metabolic Profiles of the Northern House Mosquito, Culex pipiens”
by Matthew Wolkoff, Lydia Fyie and Megan Meuti
Insects 2023, 14(1), 64; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14010064
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/1/64#

3. “Butterfly Wing Translucence Enables Enhanced Visual Signaling”
by Doekele G. Stavenga, Heinrich L. Leertouwer and Kentaro Arikawa
Insects 2023, 14(3), 234; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14030234
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/3/234#

4. “Omics in the Red Palm Weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): A Bridge to the Pest”
by Manee M. Manee, Fahad H. Alqahtani, Badr M. Al-Shomrani, Hamadttu A.F. El-Shafie and Guilherme B. Dias
Insects 2023, 14(3), 255; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14030255
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/3/255#

5. “Global Distribution of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in a Climate Change Scenario of Regional Rivalry”
by Gabriel Z. Laporta, Alexander M. Potter, Janeide F. A. Oliveira, Brian P. Bourke, David B. Pecor and Yvonne-Marie Linton
Insects 2023, 14(1), 49; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14010049
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/1/49#

6. “Physical Properties of Substrates as a Driver for Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Larvae Growth”
by Wael Yakti, Marcus Müller, Martina Klost, Inga Mewis, Dennis Dannehl and Christian Ulrichs
Insects 2023, 14(3), 266; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14030266
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/3/266#

7. “A Review of Insect Pest Management in Vegetable Crop Production in Nigeria”
by Thomas I. Ofuya, Adeyela I. Okunlola and George N. Mbata
Insects 2023, 14(2), 111; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020111
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/2/111#

8. “Engineered Human Tissue as A New Platform for Mosquito Bite-Site Biology Investigations”
by Corey E. Seavey, Mona Doshi, Andrew P. Panarello, Michael A. Felice, Andrew K. Dickerson, Mollie W. Jewett and Bradley J. Willenberg
Insects 2023, 14(6), 514; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14060514
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/6/514#

9. “Behaviour of Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) under Controlled Environmental Conditions”
by Omaira de la Hera, María Luz Alonso and Rosa María Alonso
Insects 2023, 14(1), 59; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14010059
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/1/59#

10. “Cimicids of Medical and Veterinary Importance”
by Fatima Zohra Hamlili, Jean Michel Bérenger and Philippe Parola
Insects 2023, 14(4), 392; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14040392
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/4/392#

11. “Edible Insects: A Historical and Cultural Perspective on Entomophagy with a Focus on Western Societies”
by Marianna Olivadese and Maria Luisa Dindo
Insects 2023, 14(8), 690; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14080690
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/8/690

12. “Nutritional Value of Silkworm Pupae (Bombyx mori) with Emphases on Fatty Acids Profile and Their Potential Applications for Humans and Animals”
by Mihaela Hăbeanu, Anca Gheorghe and Teodor Mihalcea
Insects 2023, 14(3), 254; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14030254
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/3/254#

13. “Factors Affecting Pollination and Pollinators in Oil Palm Plantations: A Review with an Emphasis on the Elaeidobius kamerunicus Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)”
by Christharina S. Gintoron, Muhamad Azmi Mohammed, Siti Nurlydia Sazali, Elvy Quatrin Deka, Kian Huat Ong, Imran Haider Shamsi and Patricia Jie Hung King
Insects 2023, 14(5), 454; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14050454
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/5/454#

14. “Are Botanical Biopesticides Safe for Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)?”
by Roberto Catania, Maria Augusta Pereira Lima, Michele Potrich, Fabio Sgolastra, Lucia Zappalà and Gaetana Mazzeo
Insects 2023, 14(3), 247; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14030247
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/3/247#

15. “Ectoparasitism of the Flightless Drosophila melanogaster and D. hydei by the Mite Blattisocius mali (Acari: Blattisociidae)”
by Katarzyna Michalska, Agnieszka Mrowińska and Marcin Studnicki
Insects 2023, 14(2), 146; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020146
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/2/146#

16. “Variation in a Darwin Wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Community along an Elevation Gradient in a Tropical Biodiversity Hotspot: Implications for Ecology and Conservation”
by Vivian Flinte, Diego G. Pádua, Emily M. Durand, Caitlin Hodgin, Gabriel Khattar, Luiz Felipe L. da Silveira, Daniell R. R. Fernandes, Ilari E. Sääksjärvi, Ricardo F. Monteiro, Margarete V. Macedo et al.
Insects 2023, 14(11), 861; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14110861
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/11/861#

17. “What Are the Functional Roles of Piwi Proteins and piRNAs in Insects?”
by Dulce Santos, Min Feng, Anna Kolliopoulou, Clauvis N.T. Taning, Jingchen Sun and Luc Swevers
Insects 2023, 14(2), 187; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020187
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/2/187#

18. “A Case for Below-Ground Dispersal? Insights into the Biology, Ecology and Conservation of Blind Cave Spiders in the Genus Troglodiplura (Mygalomorphae: Anamidae)”
by Jessica R. Marsh, Steven J. Milner, Matthew Shaw, Andrew J. Stempel, Mark S. Harvey and Michael G. Rix
Insects 2023, 14(5), 449; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14050449
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/5/449#

19. “Observation of Genetic Gain with Instrumental Insemination of Honeybee Queens”
by Ségolène Maucourt, Andrée Rousseau, Frédéric Fortin, Claude Robert and Pierre Giovenazzo
Insects 2023, 14(3), 301; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14030301
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/3/301#

20. “Suitability of Raycell MK2 Blood X-ray Irradiator for the Use in the Sterile Insect Technique: Dose Response in Fruit Flies, Tsetse Flies and Mosquitoes”
by Hanano Yamada, Bénéwendé Aristide Kaboré, Nanwintoum Séverin Bimbilé Somda, Nonhlanhla L. Ntoyi, Chantel Janet De Beer, Jérémy Bouyer, Carlos Caceres, Robert L. Mach and Yeudiel Gómez-Simuta
Insects 2023, 14(1), 92; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14010092
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/1/92#