Fly Biology, Ecology, Behavior and Management—2nd Edition
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 March 2025 | Viewed by 330
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fruit flies; parasitoids; insect biology and ecology; biological control; integrated pest management
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Interests: fruit flies; natural enemies; biological control; ecology of insects; agriculture entomology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Diptera, known as “true” flies, are one of the most numerous and diverse orders of insects, comprising about 125,000 species widely distributed across the world. These insects play an ecologically relevant role and are essential to humans. Flies act as pollinators, decomposers, predators, and parasitoids; others are vectors of human diseases and represent severe agriculture pests, stables, and barnyards. Several dipterans are involved in forensic legal investigations. Considering the success of the previous Special Issue, we are pleased to launch a second edition on the same topic, covering the biological, ecological, and behavioral knowledge of this diversified insect group and management strategies for both pest and disease vector species. This involves a wide range of studies, such as life history, physiological aspects, reproduction, demographic traits, the ecology and evolution of behavioral patterns, population fluctuation and dynamics, diversity, abundance, trophic relationships, host range and status, natural enemies, integrated pest management, and control tactics.
Dr. Sérgio M. Ovruski
Dr. Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia
Guest Editors
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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
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