Advances in Hymenoptera Diversity and Biology
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2026 | Viewed by 992
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Hymenoptera; biodiversity conservation; sex determination; winter colony losses; breeding and genetic diversity; multiple mating
Interests: honey bees; insect toxicology; cell biology; varroa; queen rearing; bee breeding
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hymenoptera insects, commonly known as bees, wasps, and ants, are the smallest holometabolous insects and are widely distributed throughout the world. The vast majority of Hymenoptera species are beneficial pollinators and parasitic or predatory natural enemies, and only a few are phytophagous pests of agricultural and forestry crops. Given their capacity for pollination and plant protection, it is of vital importance to conserve the diversity of Hymenoptera and enhance the biological research of Hymenoptera. However, in recent years, the Hymenoptera population and its diversity has declined dramatically due to climate and habitat change, the appearance new diseases and invasion parasites, and pesticide use.
In this Special Issue, the spatial pattern of diversity, biogeography and phylogeography, population dynamics, innovative biotechnology, and the roles of Hymenoptera insects in agricultural and ecological systems will be addressed. Studies on molecular biology and the genetics of Hymenoptera insects—including, but not limited to, their caste differentiation, reproductive and mating mechanisms, division of labor, response to environmental stressors, and annotations of functional genes—can provide us deeper knowledge of Hymenoptera insects.
The team at Diversity and the Guest Editors kindly invite you to submit manuscripts focused on any aspect of the diversity and biology of Hymenoptera insects, from articles to reviews. All of the organizations and experts in this area are welcome to contribute. If you are interested in this opportunity or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Dr. Jiao Tang
Prof. Dr. Aleš Gregorc
Guest Editors
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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. Diversity 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 2100 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.
Keywords
- Hymenoptera
- diversity
- biology
- genetic diversity
- conservation
- biotechnological approaches
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