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Integrated Pest Management and Its Role in Biodiversity Conservation
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Integrated Pest Management and Its Role in Biodiversity Conservation

A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Biodiversity Conservation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 1128

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Rassol Bahreini

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Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada
Interests: integrated pest management; plant and crop protection; agricultural entomology; applied entomology; honey bee
Dr. Cameron Jack

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Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Interests: honey bee; pest and pathogen management; bee epidemiology and toxicology
Dr. Isaac Esquivel

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Department of Entomology & Nematology, North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Quincy, FL 32351, USA
Interests: entomology; agroecosystems; landscape ecology; spatial dynamics of insects; plant-insect interactions; pollinator ecology
Dr. Vahid Ghasemi

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Division of Honey Bee, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj 14174-66191, Iran
Interests: honey bee; ecotoxicology; pests and diseases

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Integrated pest management (IPM) has long been the foundation of effective crop protection strategies, combining ecological principles with practical tools to manage pest populations sustainably. By integrating cultural practices, monitoring, and decision aids, IPM aims to enhance environmental resistance and reduce reliance on chemical interventions. As agricultural systems face new challenges from increases in global demand and climate change, IPM practices must adapt to ensure continued efficacy and sustainability.

A critical aspect of IPM is its role in biodiversity conservation. Invasive pest species pose significant threats to native ecosystems, making effective pest management crucial for successful ecological restoration. Different IPM approaches, from suppression to eradication of invasive pests, have been shown to impact biodiversity positively across various trophic levels. This Special Issue will examine how innovative pest management strategies contribute to ecological health and the preservation of biodiversity.

For example, advancements in bee IPM—such as new methods for controlling key pests and diseases like Varroa mites and Nosema disease—are crucial not only for maintaining bee populations but also for supporting broader ecosystem stability.

We invite submissions that address recent advancements in IPM, its impact on agricultural and ecological systems, and its role in enhancing biodiversity conservation. Contributions that offer novel insights into pest management techniques and their effects on ecosystem health are encouraged.

Dr. Rassol Bahreini
Dr. Cameron Jack
Dr. Isaac Esquivel
Guest Editors

Dr. Vahid Ghasemi
Guest Editor Assistant

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Keywords

  • integrated pest management
  • biodiversity conservation
  • invasive species
  • ecological restoration
  • bees
  • pest control innovations
  • agricultural sustainability

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Influence of Cold Exposure for Different Durations on Laboratory-Reared Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
by Jianhua Lü, Chunqi Bai, Yafei Guo, Wenjing Liu and Yanli Yue
Diversity 2025, 17(4), 253; https://doi.org/10.3390/d17040253 - 31 Mar 2025
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Biological control by releasing a large number of parasitoids has been an effective strategy for coping with stored-product pest insects. Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) has strong control capabilities over Lepidoptera pests. Exploring the optimum storage temperature, life stage, and cold storage period [...] Read more.
Biological control by releasing a large number of parasitoids has been an effective strategy for coping with stored-product pest insects. Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) has strong control capabilities over Lepidoptera pests. Exploring the optimum storage temperature, life stage, and cold storage period of H. hebetor is of great importance for the utilization of parasitoids. In this context, the survival, parasitism, and fecundity of H. hebetor were evaluated after 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 d of exposure at −5, 0, 5, 10, and 15 °C for H. hebetor eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults, and the survival, parasitism, and fecundity of H. hebetor individuals that had been maintained at normal rearing condition were taken as a control. The cold exposure duration dramatically affected the development and survival of eggs, larvae, and pupae of H. hebetor, regardless of the temperatures tested. Habrobracon hebetor eggs, larvae, and pupae failed to develop into the next life stage at −5, 0, and 5 °C. Habrobracon hebetor eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults failed to survive after 10 d exposure at −5 and 0 °C. The parasitism rate, fecundity and oviposition duration of H. hebetor adults that originated from eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults after different cold storage durations markedly decreased with increasing cold storage duration. The highest parasitism rate of adults was 34.12% after exposure at 5 °C for 10 d, which was not significantly different from the control (31.86%). The maximum level of egg production of H. hebetor adults developed from initial larvae exposed at 15 °C for 10 d and 20 d were 344.67 and 340.67 eggs/female, respectively, which were not significantly different from the control (392.00 eggs/female). When H. hebetor larvae were stored at 15 °C for 10 and 60 d, the oviposition duration of newly emerged adults reached the maximum and minimum levels recorded, with 17.00 and 0.83 d, respectively. These results provide empirical support for the large-scale production and storage of H. hebetor. Full article
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Evaluating the Toxicity of Known Western Honey Bee-Safe Insecticides in Controlling Small Hive Beetles (Aethina tumida)
by Julia St. Amant and Cameron J. Jack
Diversity 2025, 17(4), 230; https://doi.org/10.3390/d17040230 - 25 Mar 2025
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Currently, there is no integrated pest management approach for controlling small hive beetles (Aethina tumida), a widespread honey bee (Apis mellifera) pest. To date, only hive trapping has shown any effectiveness in controlling the pest. In this study, we [...] Read more.
Currently, there is no integrated pest management approach for controlling small hive beetles (Aethina tumida), a widespread honey bee (Apis mellifera) pest. To date, only hive trapping has shown any effectiveness in controlling the pest. In this study, we tested several possible active ingredients that have been shown previously to demonstrate low toxicity towards honey bees. To test their toxicities, we treated both SHBs and honey bees topically and exposed SHBs to these compounds orally via pollen. Coumaphos (industry standard), a solvent control (acetone), and a positive control (dimethoate) were used for comparisons. Thiacloprid (LD50 = 1.3 ng/SHB; LC50 = 12 µg/g pollen) was the most toxic active ingredient tested against SHBs both topically and through pollen. Topically, thiacloprid was 340× more toxic to SHBs than coumaphos (LD50 = 431 ng/SHB). However, acetamiprid (selectivity ratio = 152) was much more toxic to SHBs than to honey bees compared to thiacloprid (selectivity ratio = 3). These findings demonstrate the need to find other active ingredients other than coumaphos and that acetamiprid has the greatest potential to reduce SHB populations safely in a honey bee hive. Field research using acetamiprid should be conducted to explore possible sub-lethal effects on honey bees. Full article
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