Invasive Insect Species
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2016) | Viewed by 90695
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biological control; integrated pest management; natural enemies; invasive species; behavioral ecology of insect parasitoids and predators
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Dear Colleagues,
Invasive insect species have far reaching ecological effects on native habitats. Invasive herbivorous insects cause severe economic damage to crops, forests, and urban landscapes. Structural infestations by invasive termite species result in extensive economic losses to homeowners. In some cases, invasive insects act as vectors of plant and animal diseases.
Once invasive insects become established, it is challenging to find effective methods of pest control. Integrated pest management methods need to be developed to avoid the widespread use of insecticides and to minimize effects on non-target organisms. Several classical biological control programs have been highly successful. However, classical biological control programs can be difficult to implement. The deliberate introduction of exotic natural enemies involves risks of non-target effects. Also, introduced biological control agents often fail to become established throughout the range of the target pest. Native natural enemies may be able to develop new associations with exotic pests and act as biological control agents. Other approaches include the use of microbial insecticides and the use of lure and kill strategies that employ pheromone traps or baiting systems which directly target the exotic invasive pest.
Articles in this special issue will focus on the ecological and economic impacts of invasive insect species and on the development of management strategies to suppress populations and to prevent the spread of invasive species into new areas.
Prof. Dr. Mary L. Cornelius
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biological invasions
- biological control
- new associations
- non-target effects
- host-parasitoid interactions
- integrated pest management
- pheromone lures
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