Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea): Biology, Ecology and Behavior

Dear Colleagues,

The family Curculionidae (Coleoptera) comprises about 83,000 weevil species and includes destructive pests of agricultural crops, orchards, landscapes, pastures, forest ecosystems and stored products. Most weevil species are herbivores. Because larvae of many species at least partially complete their development inside of plant tissues, weevils have complex and fine-tuned host–plant interactions and chemical ecology characteristics. The behavioral and physiological adaptability of curculionids to adverse environmental conditions and management efforts has sparked scientific curiosity and poses an emerging management challenge.

The changing climate adds yet another challenge to weevil pest management by causing an expansion of range, the shifting of weevil behavioral and physiological adaptations and alterations to host–plant interactions.

This Special Issue aims to assemble expertise in various crop systems in which weevils represent devastating pests. The Issue aims to exemplify and highlight important advances in understanding weevil biology, behavior, seasonal and chemical ecology, genetics, host–plant interactions, and their adaptations in changing climates.

Dr. Olga Kostromytska
Guest Editor

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