Advances in Integrated Pest Management: New Tools and Tactics for Pest Control

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Dear Colleagues,

The demand for sustainable agricultural practices has increased the importance of integrated pest management (IPM), both in the field and during storage. In the field, plants face a dynamic range of threats, including climate change-induced pest and pathogen proliferation, pest resistance development, and biodiversity loss. New research is vital for developing adaptive management strategies that address these challenges. Innovations in precision agriculture, such as pest monitoring systems and targeted interventions, hold promise for enhancing IPM effectiveness. Additionally, exploring the potential of beneficial organisms and natural predators can contribute to environmentally friendly solutions. At the same time, post-harvest losses due to pests and diseases also pose significant risks to food security. Developing advanced monitoring technologies, alongside improved packaging materials, can mitigate these issues. Moreover, understanding the interaction between stored-product pests and storage environments can inform the development of more robust protective measures . The future of global food security depends on the advancement of IPM as a cornerstone of modern agriculture and of resilient agricultural systems. In this context, the focus of this Topic is on the recent advances in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) related to, but not exhausted by, the following: 

• Integrated management of crop pests and pathogens (insects, acari, plant-parasitic nematodes, etc.); 
• Integrated management of stored-product insects (heat treatment, modified atmospheres, mating disruption, application of inert dusts, botanicals, etc.);
• Trapping and monitoring of field and storage pests;
• Precision farming technologies for crop and produce protection in the field and during storage.

We invite you to submit your manuscripts to this Topic, which aims to highlight recent research in integrated pest management for mitigating pre- and post-harvest losses and controlling field and stored-product pests.

Dr. Christos I. Rumbos
Dr. Eirini Karanastasi
Topic Editors

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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Agriculture agriculture	3.3	4.9	2011	19.2 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Agronomy agronomy	3.3	6.2	2011	17.6 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Crops crops	-	-	2021	22.1 Days	CHF 1000	Submit
Insects insects	2.7	5.1	2010	16.7 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Sustainability sustainability	3.3	6.8	2009	19.7 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
Agrochemicals agrochemicals	-	-	2022	16.7 Days	CHF 1000	Submit

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Chemical Control of Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte, Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Eastern Romania

by Roxana-Georgiana Amarghioalei, Nela Tălmaciu, Monica Herea, Ionela Mocanu, Paula-Lucelia Pintilie, Andreea-Sabina Pintilie, Elena Trotuș and Mihai Tălmaciu

Insects 2025, 16(3), 293; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16030293 - 11 Mar 2025

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This paper aimed to determine the attack caused by WCR (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte) and its control by chemical treatments on soil and vegetation. The research was carried out in eastern Romania between 2023 and 2024, where two trials were conducted [...] Read more.

This paper aimed to determine the attack caused by WCR (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte) and its control by chemical treatments on soil and vegetation. The research was carried out in eastern Romania between 2023 and 2024, where two trials were conducted in the experimental field of the Agricultural Research and Development Station Secuieni—Neamt, where three granular insecticides applied to the soil against larvae and three chemical insecticides used on vegetation against adults were tested. Among the granular insecticides tested, the Force G (tefluthrin 15 g/kg) insecticide stood out with the best results, significantly reducing the number of larvae/plant (1 larva/plant) and, at the same time, the absence of the swan neck symptom was also recorded. Regarding insecticides applied to vegetation, the best results were obtained with the insecticide Inazuma (acetamiprid 100 g/kg + lambda-cyhalothrin 30 g/kg), which recorded a very good efficacy in combating adults of the species (95.4%). In conclusion, applying chemical treatments to soil and vegetation is necessary to control the attack by western corn rootworm (WCR). Full article

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Research on the Impact of Meteorological Disaster Shocks and Risk Perception on Farmers’ Cooperative Pest and Disease Control Behavior

by Zhiwu He, Xiuling Ding and Qian Lu

Agriculture 2025, 15(6), 590; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15060590 (registering DOI) - 10 Mar 2025

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Climate change, primarily characterized by rising global temperatures, has led to a continuous expansion in the area affected by pests and diseases. This poses a significant threat to national agricultural production and directly jeopardizes food security. Cooperative pest and disease control behavior represents [...] Read more.

Climate change, primarily characterized by rising global temperatures, has led to a continuous expansion in the area affected by pests and diseases. This poses a significant threat to national agricultural production and directly jeopardizes food security. Cooperative pest and disease control behavior represents a novel approach to pest and disease management and is an important measure for mitigating agricultural production risks. This study employs Probit and IVProbit models to empirically examine the impact of meteorological disaster shocks on cooperative pest and disease control behavior. The results show that both meteorological disaster shocks and their frequency significantly and positively influence cooperative pest and disease control behavior. Moreover, the perception of risk losses plays a mediating role in this relationship. The impact of meteorological disaster shocks on farmers’ cooperative pest and disease control behavior is heterogeneous. Specifically, these shocks and their frequency significantly influence the choice of cooperative pest and disease control behavior among farmers with junior high school education or above and large-scale farmers, while they have no significant impact on farmers with primary school education or below and small-scale farmers. Full article

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