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21 August 2025
Insects | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2023–2024

1. “Global Distribution of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in a Climate Change Scenario of Regional Rivalry”
by Gabriel Z. Laporta, Alexander M. Potter, Janeide F. A. Oliveira, Brian P. Bourke, David B. Pecor and Yvonne-Marie Linton
Insects 2023, 14(1), 49; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14010049
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/1/49
2. “Maize-YOLO: A New High-Precision and Real-Time Method for Maize Pest Detection”
by Shuai Yang, Ziyao Xing, Hengbin Wang, Xinrui Dong, Xiang Gao, Zhe Liu, Xiaodong Zhang, Shaoming Li and Yuanyuan Zhao
Insects 2023, 14(3), 278; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14030278
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/3/278
3. “Mosquito-Borne Diseases and Their Control Strategies: An Overview Focused on Green Synthesized Plant-Based Metallic Nanoparticles”
by Hudson Onen, Miryam M. Luzala, Stephen Kigozi, Rebecca M. Sikumbili, Claude-Josué K. Muanga, Eunice N. Zola, Sébastien N. Wendji, Aristote B. Buya, Aiste Balciunaitiene, Jonas Viškelis et al.
Insects 2023, 14(3), 221; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14030221
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/3/221
4. “Edible Insects: A Historical and Cultural Perspective on Entomophagy with a Focus on Western Societies”
by Marianna Olivadese and Maria Luisa Dindo
Insects 2023, 14(8), 690; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14080690
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/8/690
5. “Dynamic Roles of Insect Carboxyl/Cholinesterases in Chemical Adaptation”
by Casey Cruse, Timothy Walter Moural and Fang Zhu
Insects 2023, 14(2), 194; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020194
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/2/194
6. “Influence of Dietary Protein Content on the Nutritional Composition of Mealworm Larvae (Tenebrio molitor L.)”
by Nina Kröncke and Rainer Benning
Insects 2023, 14(3), 261; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14030261
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/3/261
7. “Bioconversion of Different Waste Streams of Animal and Vegetal Origin and Manure by Black Soldier Fly Larvae Hermetia illucens L. (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)”
by Somaya Naser El Deen, Klaas van Rozen, Hellen Elissen, Piet van Wikselaar, Istvan Fodor, Rommie van der Weide, Elise Federica Hoek-van den Hil, Arya Rezaei Far and Teun Veldkamp
Insects 2023, 14(2), 204; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020204
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/2/204
8. “A Review of Insect Pest Management in Vegetable Crop Production in Nigeria”
by Thomas I. Ofuya, Adeyela I. Okunlola and George N. Mbata
Insects 2023, 14(2), 111; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020111
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/2/111
9. “Global Trends in Climate Suitability of Bees: Ups and Downs in a Warming World”
by Ehsan Rahimi and Chuleui Jung
Insects 2024, 15(2), 127; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15020127
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/2/127
10. “Larval Frass of Hermetia illucens as Organic Fertilizer: Composition and Beneficial Effects on Different Crops”
by Giovanni Lomonaco, Antonio Franco, Jeroen De Smet, Carmen Scieuzo, Rosanna Salvia and Patrizia Falabella
Insects 2024, 15(4), 293; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15040293
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/4/293
11. “Impact of Abiotic and Biotic Environmental Conditions on the Development and Infectivity of Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Agricultural Soils”
by Joanna Matuska-Łyżwa, Sandra Duda, Dominika Nowak and Wiesław Kaca
Insects 2024, 15(6), 421; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15060421
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/6/421
12. “Effects of RDL GABA Receptor Point Mutants on Susceptibility to Meta-Diamide and Isoxazoline Insecticides in Drosophila melanogaster”
by Tianhao Zhou, Weiping Wu, Suhan Ma, Jie Chen, Jia Huang and Xiaomu Qiao
Insects 2024, 15(5), 334; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15050334
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/5/334
13. “Assessment of Lambda-Cyhalothrin and Spinetoram Toxicity and Their Effects on the Activities of Antioxidant Enzymes and Acetylcholinesterase in Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Larvae”
by Ji-Yeong Choi, Kyongmi Chon, Juyeong Kim, Bala Murali Krishna Vasamsetti, Bo-Seon Kim, Chang-Young Yoon, Sojeong Hwang, Kyeong-Hun Park and Ji-Hoon Lee
Insects 2024, 15(8), 587; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15080587
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/8/587
14. “Diversity, Distribution and Host Blood Meal Analysis of Adult Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand”
by Bhuvadol Gomontean, Waraporn Jumpato, Komgrit Wongpakam, Ubon Tangkawanit, Wannachai Wannasingha, Isara Thanee, Zubaidah Ya’cob and Pairot Pramual
Insects 2024, 15(1), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15010074
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/1/74
15. “A Systematic Review of Fumagillin Field Trials for the Treatment of Nosema Disease in Honeybee Colonies”
by Michael Peirson and Stephen F. Pernal
Insects 2024, 15(1), 29; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15010029
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/1/29
16. “Nutritional Value of the Larvae of the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) and the House Fly (Musca domestica) as a Food Alternative for Farm Animals—A Systematic Review”
by Welligton Conceição da-Silva, Éder Bruno Rebelo da Silva, Jamile Andréa Rodrigues da Silva, Lucieta Guerreiro Martorano, Tatiane Silva Belo, Carlos Eduardo Lima Sousa, Raimundo Nonato Colares Camargo-Júnior, Rubens Lima Andrade, Ana Gizela de Souza Santos, Katarina Cardoso de Carvalho et al.
Insects 2024, 15(8), 619; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15080619
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/8/619
by Sara M. Lewis, Wan F. A. Jusoh, Anna C. Walker, Candace E. Fallon, Richard Joyce and Vor Yiu
Insects 2024, 15(1), 71; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15010071
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/1/71