Insect Pest and Vector Management
A section of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).
Section Information
The Section “Insect Pest and Vector Management” covers all aspects of research focusing on the development of tools and methods for mitigation of arthropod pests, including pathogen vectors. The Section welcomes investigations dealing with all crops and commodities, including those relating to forestry, urban and stored product environments, or pests affecting humans and/or livestock. Mechanism-driven investigations that elucidate modes of action of pest control methods and tools, as well as interactions between pests and their environment, are encouraged. Investigations that evaluate a particular pest management tool should endeavor to explain how that tool affects crop damage via effects on pest density, crop suitability and acceptability to the pest, and/or the time of interaction between the pest and crop. Economically driven investigations within the framework of the basic principles of integrated pest management are also encouraged. A broad spectrum of topics will be covered, including cultural and biological control, plant tolerance and resistance, chemical control, and biorational pesticide alternatives, such as semiochemicals, entomopathogens, and other biopesticides. Investigations spanning the fundamental–applied science continuum are welcome, ranging from purely field-driven research to the development of methods and applications of biotechnology.
For manuscripts related to plants or natural compounds, please include:
(1) Active ingredients or constituents of the plant (either determined or presented) and its toxicity;
(2) Development of LD50 or LC50 values for the extracts;
(3) Comparison of the extract toxicity against some standard currently used insecticides;
(4) A field-based test to complement the laboratory toxicity investigation.
Keywords
- monitoring
- economic threshold, injury level
- pest ecology
- biocontrol
- insect toxicology
- behavioral manipulations
- integrated resistance management
- arthropod–pathogen interactions
- regulatory practices and quarantine
- predator–prey interactions
- classical, augmentation, and conservation biological control
- pesticide resistance
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Volatile Organic Compounds Regulating Multitrophic (Plant–Pest–Antagonist) and Multilevel (Belowground–Aboveground) Interactions (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Tortricid Moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): Biology, Ecology and Integrated Pest Management (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Recent Advances in Migrant Insect Pests (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- The Close Enemy: Urban Integrated Pest Management (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Chemical and Non-chemical Control in Stored Product Protection: Modern Methods for Old Problems (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- New Formulations of Natural Substances against Insect Pests (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Advances in Chemical Ecology of Plant–Insect Interactions (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Advances in Research on Parasitoids for Biological Control of Agricultural Pests (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Natural Metabolites as Biocontrol Agents of Insect Pests (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Insect Pests Management: Securing Food Security, Human Health, and Natural Resources (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- The Impact of Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Non-target Insects and Mites (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- Chemical Toxicology and Insecticide Resistance on Insect Pests (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Host Specificity of Parasitoid Wasps and Its Applications in Biological Control (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Resilient Tree Nut Agroecosystems under Changing Climate (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Diapause Regulation and Biological Control of Natural Enemy Insects (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- New Advances in Insect Chemical Adaptation (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Integrated Pest Management in Agricultural Crops and Forest Ecosystems (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests in Agroecosystems (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Biology and Management of Tephritid Fruit Flies (Deadline: 1 January 2025)
- Insecticide Resistance and Toxicology: Challenges in Pest Management and Basic Research—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Protecting Field Crops from Economically Damaging Aphid Infestation (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advance in Biology and Management of Termites—In Memory of Professor Yoshimura (Closed)
- Advancing the Use of Plant Volatile in Biological Control of Insects and Weeds (Closed)
- Balancing Nature: Biological Control Introductions for Invasive Insect Pests and Weeds
- Biocontrol and Behavioral Approaches to Manage Invasive Insects
- Biology and Control of the Invasive Wood-Boring Beetles
- Biology and Management of Sap-Sucking Pests
- Improving IPM of Specialty Crop Pests and Global Food Security
- Integrated Management and Impact of Stored-Product Pests
- Integrated Pest Management in Arable and Open Field Horticultural Crops
- Integrated Pest Management of Crop
- Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Horticultural Crops
- Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology (Closed)
- Psyllid Vectors: From Genetics to Pest Integrated Management
- Stored-Product Pests: Biology, Ecology, Behavior and Integrated Management
- Surveillance Tools and Monitoring Strategies for Native and Exotic Forest Insects (Closed)
- The Borderless "Bug" Characterization of Invasive Insect Species: The First Step for Their Control