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Plant–Insect Vector–Pathogen Interactions

edited by

Alberto Fereres

and Clara Lago

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2880 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant defence; insect feeding behaviour and plant responses; plant pathogen transmission; impact of climate change on vector borne diseases; insect feeding behaviour and transmission of plant pathogens; impact of diseases on crop yield

Genetics and Evolution of Ladybird Beetles in Biological Control

edited by

Hong Pang

and Hao-Sen Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8924 | Submission Open

Keywords: ladybird beetles; biological control; evolution; population genetics; selective breeding; predator– prey interaction

Effects of Environment and Food Stress on Insect Population

edited by Shihao Zhou, Junyu Chen, Erjun Ling and

Zhenxing Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5465 | Submission Open

Keywords: circadian rhythm; sleep; DNA damage repair; food webs; interspecific competition; plant– pest– natural enemy interactions; reproduction; life span; suitable areas; extreme temperature; insect population

Ecologically Important Symbioses in Insects

edited by

Kerry M. Oliver

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5244 | Submission Open

Keywords: symbiosis; endosymbiosis; heritable symbiosis; host-microbe; microbiome; host-parasitoid; insect-plant; symbiont functions; symbiont mechanisms; symbiont transmission; aphids; horizontal gene transfer; ecological symbioses; Wolbachia; Spiroplasma; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Physiology, Reproduction and Development)

Precision Apicultures

edited by

José Manuel Flores

and Francisco J. Rodriguez-Lozano

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5114 | Submission Open

Keywords: impact of precision apiculture on beekeeping; electronic designs for honey bee colony monitoring; remote monitoring systems for beekeeping; artificial intelligence applied to bee colony parameters; precision apiculture for environmental study

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Insects and Apiculture)

Genetic Diversity of Insects

edited by

Pairot Pramual

and Luis M. Hernandez-Triana

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3625 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; molecular markers; adaptation; molecular taxonomy; population genetics; insects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Molecular Biology and Genomics)

Fly Biology, Ecology, Behavior and Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Sérgio M. Ovruski

and

Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 560 | Submission Open

Keywords: life history; population dynamics; behavioral ecology; insect physiology; plant– insect interaction; human– insect relationship; domestic animal– insect association; pest and vector species management; forensic entomology

Advances in Research on Parasitoids for Biological Control of Agricultural Pests

edited by

Adeney De Freitas Bueno

and Fernanda Cingolani

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2987 | Submission Open

Keywords: augmentative biological control; conservation biological control; classical biological control; parasitoids; Diptera; Hymenoptera; agriculture; sustainability; bioinputs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Insecticide Resistance and Toxicology: Challenges in Pest Management and Basic Research—2nd Edition

edited by

Shun-fan Wu

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12133 | Submission Open

Keywords: insecticide resistance; insecticide toxicology; cytochrome P450s; target site insensitivity; insect growth regulator; mode of action

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Chemical Toxicology and Insecticide Resistance on Insect Pests

edited by

Panagiotis J. Skouras

and George J. Stathas

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 22678 | Submission Open

Keywords: insecticides; toxicology; insecticide resistance management; resistance mechanisms; integrated pest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Biology, Physiological Ecology and Management of Invasive Ants

edited by Hironori Sakamoto

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4803 | Submission Open

Keywords: eradication; insecticide; social insect; behavior; Formicidae

Recent Advances in the Understanding of Molecular Mechanisms of Resistance in Lepidopteran Pests: 2nd Edition

edited by

Gaelle Le Goff

and

Ralf Nauen

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4196 | Submission Open

Keywords: lepidopteran; insecticide resistance; B.t. resistance; mechanisms of resistance; resistance management; detoxification enzymes; insecticide target

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Insect Pollinators and Pollination Service Provision

edited by

Ruan Veldtman

, Willem De Lange and Wenda Cheng

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4103 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop pollination; honeybee; native pollinators; agricultural production; landscape context

Host Specificity of Parasitoid Wasps and Its Applications in Biological Control

edited by Alessandra Marieli Vacari

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3937 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; biological control; chemical ecology; tritrophic interactions; parasitoid– host interaction; mass rearing; parasitoid wasps; field release; biocontrol agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Protecting Field Crops from Economically Damaging Aphid Infestation

edited by Xueke Gao and

Jinjie Cui

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3699 | Submission Open

Keywords: aphids; biology; plants; natural enemies; prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Insects as the Nutrition Source in Animal Feed

edited by Rudy Caparros Megido

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1582 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein source; sustainability; nutrition; entomology; agriculture; economic feasibility; regulatory frameworks; insect-rearing units

(This special issue belongs to the Section Role of Insects in Human Society)

Bark and Wood-Boring Insects: Past and Present Research and Essential Future Knowledge—2nd Edition

edited by

Ferenc Lakatos

and

Dimitrios N. Avtzis

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open

Keywords: bark beetles; scolytinae; platypodinae; wood-boring insects; population dynamics

Forensic Entomology: Ecophysiology

edited by Leon G. Higley and Amanda Roe

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open

Keywords: taphonomy; blow flies; carrion

Bee Conservation: Behavior, Health and Pollination Ecology

edited by

Kit S. Prendergast

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7378 | Submission Open

Keywords: bees; behavior; health; pollination ecology; wild bees

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Insects and Apiculture)

Control and Surveillance of Mosquitoes to Reduce the Spread of Mosquito-Borne Disease

edited by

Louisa Alexandra Messenger

and Mojca Kristan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14328 | Submission Open

Keywords: mosquito-borne diseases; medical entomology; vector control; insecticide resistance; surveillance; malaria vector

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical and Livestock Entomology)

Revival of a Prominent Taxonomy of Insects

edited by Yang Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 13968 | Submission Open

Keywords: insects; taxonomy; integrated taxonomy; phylogenetics; insect literacy; public education; quarantine-significant plant pests

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Systematics, Phylogeny and Evolution)

Insect Dynamics: Modeling in Insect Pest Management

edited by

Francis Drummond

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11071 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect dynamics; insect pest management; modeling; sustainable pest management strategy; population genetics; genetic diversity; population dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

New Advances in Insect Chemical Adaptation

edited by

Fang (Rose) Zhu

, Shuqian Tan and

Timothy Walther Moural

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10602 | Submission Open

Keywords: host– pathogen interactions; insect-mediated plant defense; biological pest control; pesticide resistance; plant secondary metabolites; xenobiotic adaptation; RNAi-based pest control; neurotoxicology; olfaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): Behavior, Ecology and Integrated Management

edited by

Nikolaos Papadopoulos

and Marc De Meyer

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8799 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit flies; Tephritidae; ecology; pest management; behaviour; fruit and vegetable pests

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Behavior and Pathology)

Insect Mitogenome, Phylogeny, and Mitochondrial Genome Expression

edited by

Danna Yu

and

Jiayong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4474 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitogenome; gene arrangement; phylogenetic relationship; phylogeny; mitochondrial gene expression; mitochondrial genome expression; molecular evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Molecular Biology and Genomics)

Surveillance and Control of Arthropod-Borne Diseases

edited by

Douglas E. Norris

and Reneé L.M.N. Ali

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2607 | Submission Open

Keywords: mosquito surveillance and control; tick surveillance and control; resistance; trapping; vector incrimination; invasive species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical and Livestock Entomology)

Ecology, Behaviour, and Monitoring of Stored Product Insects

edited by

Fuji Jian

and Vimala S. K. Bharathi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1276 | Submission Open

Keywords: stored product insect; ecology; population dynamics; movement and flying behaviour; diet preference and development; monitoring and detection; density estimation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

RNAi in Insect Physiology

edited by

Jisheng Liu

and

Luc Swevers

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1080 | Submission Open

Keywords: insects; RNAi; dsRNA; small RNAs; siRNAs; miRNAs; piRNAs; gene functional studies; biopesticide; pest control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Molecular Biology and Genomics)

Spatial Population Genetics in Insects

edited by Norah P. Saarman

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1027 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape genetics; landscape resistance; population genetics; conservation genetics; connectivity; dispersal corridor; genotype-by-environment; hybrid zone; introgression; environmental gradient

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Taxonomy and Biology of Parasitoids and Potential for Their Biological Control

edited by

Andjeljko Petrović

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 919 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasitoids; Hymenoptera; Diptera; taxonomy; biological control; life cycle; new species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Ecology, Diversity and Conservation)

Assessing Insect Pollinator Populations Using Molecular Methods—Approaches and Metrics on Species Diversity, Abundance and Genetic Diversity

edited by

Wiebke Sickel

and

Frank M. J. Sommerlandt

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 697 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect declines; landscape genomics; molecular biology; population fitness; population genetics

Advances in the Health, Behavior, and Physiology of Honeybees and Other Pollinators

edited by

Giovanni Formato

and

Franco Mutinelli

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6634 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollinator health; honeybee behavior; pollinator physiology; environmental stressors; pesticide impact; pathogens and pollinators; habitat loss; climate change effects; conservation strategies; pollinator diversity; pollinator welfare

Unexplored Potentials of the Adult Black Soldier Fly: Behavioral Ecology, Reproductive Efficiency, and Ecological Contributions

edited by

Sihem Dabbou

and

Marco Meneguz

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1614 | Submission Open

Keywords: black soldier fly; Tenebrio molitor; adult stage; mating behavior; waste

Taxonomy and Phylogeny and Evolution of Parasitic Hymenoptera and Biological Control

edited by

Pu Tang

Deqiang Pu

and

Shu-Jun Wei

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: systematics entomology; insect diversity; evolutionary adaptations; biocontrol; ecological interactions; pest control strategies; parasitoid behavior

Exploring Chemical Language between Vector, Parasite, and Host

edited by Noushin Emami

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical communication; vector-borne diseases; parasite– host interaction; mosquito behavior; disease transmission; malaria; preventive strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical and Livestock Entomology)

Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests in Agroecosystems

edited by

Filitsa Karamaouna

Lene Sigsgaard

and

Lucia Zappala

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 28118 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; biological control; integrated pest management; biopesticides; plant– insect interactions; semiochemicals; conservation of natural enemies; good agronomic practices; mitigation measures; pesticide side effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Tortricid Moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): Biology, Ecology and Integrated Pest Management

edited by Zhen Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8100 | Submission Open

Keywords: Tortricid moths; monitoring and broadcasting; biological characteristic; ecological adaptability; integrated pest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Inter- and Intra-specific Interactions by Semiochemicals in Arthropods

edited by

Raimondas Mozūraitis

and Anna-Karin Borg-Karlson

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6046 | Submission Open

Keywords: arthropods; insects; chemical ecology; chemical interactions; semiochemicals; pheromones; allelochemicals; identification of semiochemicals; behaviour; pest control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Biology and Management of Tephritid Fruit Flies

edited by Wee L. Yee

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5477 | Submission Open

Keywords: Tephritidae; Ceratitis; Bactrocera; Anastrepha; Rhagoletis; taxonomy; behavior; ecology; control; quarantines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Corn Insect Pests: From Biology to Control Technology

edited by

Tiantao Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2720 | Submission Open

Keywords: corn pest management; biology; monitoring and early warning; ecology; sex pheromone

Insect Transposable Elements

edited by

David S. Haymer

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1505 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect mobile elements; mariner and mariner-like transposable elements; P elements; piggy-back; transposable elements and genome evolution; Drosophila transposable elements; non-Drosophila transposable elements; lines and sines in insect genomes; transposable elements and insect transgenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Molecular Biology and Genomics)

Recent Advances in Bee Parasite, Pathogen, and Predator Interactions

edited by

Angélique Vétillard

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: honeybee-associated pests; innovative research; new detection tools; integrated pest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Insects and Apiculture)

Women’s Special Issue Series: Insects

edited by

Patrizia Falabella

Rosanna Salvia

and

Carmen Scieuzo

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6376 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect biology; insect physiology; immune defenses; insect viruses; medical vector biology; evolution; genetics; adaptation; ecology; circular economy; biodiversity; environmental safeguard; pest management; sustainability; molecular biology; biochemistry

Bee Health and Beehive Management in a Changing World

edited by Ethel M. Villalobos and

Micaela Buteler

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5176 | Submission Open

Keywords: honeybee health; hive management; bee pests; toxicity; insecticides; insect behavior; insect pest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Insects and Apiculture)

Diapause Regulation and Biological Control of Natural Enemy Insects

edited by

Lisheng Zhang

Liansheng Zang

Su Wang

and Jincheng Zhou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12683 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; diapause; parasitoid; predators; egg parasitoid; mass production; host suitability; interspecific competition; intra-guild predation; sublethal effect; ecosystem ecology and functional ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Advances in Chemical Ecology of Plant–Insect Interactions

edited by

Sergio Angeli

Gianfranco Anfora

and

Giacinto S. Germinara

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 12223 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect olfaction; insect– plant interactions; semiochemicals; pheromones; kairomones; allomones; electroantennography; olfactometry; biopesticides; trapping; population dynamics; pest damages; organic farming; integrated pest manage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Research on Insect Molecular Biology

edited by

Shunhua Gui

and Yan Shi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 10908 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular biology; physiology; endocrinology; biochemistry; genomics; behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Molecular Biology and Genomics)

Chemical and Non-Chemical Control in Stored Product Protection: Modern Methods for Old Problems

edited by

Christos I. Rumbos

Paraskevi Agrafioti

and

Christos G. Athanassiou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9898 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical and non-chemical control; durable commodities; food security; integrated pest management; post-harvest insect infestations; stored-product insects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Forensic Entomology: From Basic Research to Practical Applications

edited by

Ian R. Dadour

Paola A. Magni

and

David F. Cook

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2866 | Submission Open

Keywords: forensic entomology; fly ecology; taphonomy; taxonomy; molecular genetics; imaging; toxicology; life history; development; postmortem interval

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical and Livestock Entomology)

Recent Advances in Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Insecticides and Bt Crops: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by