Biological Control of Invertebrate Pests

Dear Colleagues,

Invertebrate pest control within both agricultural and horticultural production systems continues to present many challenges. Increasing consumer concern over the use of chemical pesticides, coupled with increasing reports of chemical resistance, is continuing to pressurise the agricultural and horticultural industries to continue to seek alternative means of pest control. This special issue will include original research articles and reviews by leading research entomologists and associated experts. Articles will focus on the biology and ecology of various major agricultural and horticultural invertebrate pests (both indigenous and invasive species) and on the advances made in regards to their control using biological alternatives to chemicals.

Dr. Andrew G. S. Cuthbertson
Guest Editor

Dr. Eric W. Riddick
Co-Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Insects is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.