Editorial Board
- Insect Pest and Vector Management Section
- Insect Ecology, Diversity and Conservation Section
- Insect Physiology, Reproduction and Development Section
- Insect Molecular Biology and Genomics Section
- Insect Systematics, Phylogeny and Evolution Section
- Insect Behavior and Pathology Section
- Social Insects and Apiculture Section
- Role of Insects in Human Society Section
- Medical and Livestock Entomology Section
- Other Arthropods and General Topics Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Animal Nutrition Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre, 6700AH Wageningen, The Netherlands
Interests: insect nutrition; micronutrients; environmental impact; chemical composition
Interests: insect nutrition; micronutrients; environmental impact; chemical composition
Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Black Mountain, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia
Interests: chemical ecology; pheromones; proteomics; enzymes; proteins
Interests: chemical ecology; pheromones; proteomics; enzymes; proteins
School of Ecology, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
Interests: the origin and evolution of insect diversity; systematic classification of Coleoptera; biological control; population genetics and resource utilization of ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae)
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Interests: the origin and evolution of insect diversity; systematic classification of Coleoptera; biological control; population genetics and resource utilization of ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae)
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Department of Forest Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
Interests: plant essential oils; phytochemicals; insecticidal activity; nematicidal activity; antifungal activity; antibacterial activity; mode of action; structure-activity relationship; insect pheromone; aggregation pheromone; sex pheromone; odorant binding protein of insect
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Interests: plant essential oils; phytochemicals; insecticidal activity; nematicidal activity; antifungal activity; antibacterial activity; mode of action; structure-activity relationship; insect pheromone; aggregation pheromone; sex pheromone; odorant binding protein of insect
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Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), ESA, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
Interests: olive oil; table olives and olive by-products: quality control, chemical characterization and sensory analysis; agriculture/plant protection/agricultural entomology; influence of agronomic practices on the composition and quality of plant origin products
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Interests: olive oil; table olives and olive by-products: quality control, chemical characterization and sensory analysis; agriculture/plant protection/agricultural entomology; influence of agronomic practices on the composition and quality of plant origin products
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1. Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China
2. School of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan 250353, China
3. Science and Technology Service Platform, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Foreign Students Pioneer Park, Jinan, China
Interests: moth sex pheromone; insect interaction; animal interaction; pheromone; pheromone behavior; pheromone identification; pheromone production; pheromone regulation; pheromone perception; acetate; fatty acid; desaturase; binding protein; odorant binding protein; chemosensory protein; olfactory receptor; opsin, esterase, olfaction and vision
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2. School of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan 250353, China
3. Science and Technology Service Platform, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Foreign Students Pioneer Park, Jinan, China
Interests: moth sex pheromone; insect interaction; animal interaction; pheromone; pheromone behavior; pheromone identification; pheromone production; pheromone regulation; pheromone perception; acetate; fatty acid; desaturase; binding protein; odorant binding protein; chemosensory protein; olfactory receptor; opsin, esterase, olfaction and vision
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Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
Interests: honey bee; Apis mellifera subspecies; introgression; population genetics; genetic diversity; conservation genetics; molecular adaptation; SNPs; microsatellites; DNA metabarcoding
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Interests: honey bee; Apis mellifera subspecies; introgression; population genetics; genetic diversity; conservation genetics; molecular adaptation; SNPs; microsatellites; DNA metabarcoding
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Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: alien, invasive or quarantine pest; Diaspididae (Hemiptera)
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Interests: alien, invasive or quarantine pest; Diaspididae (Hemiptera)
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Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy
Interests: evolutionary ecology; population genetics; hybridization; predatory and cannibalistic interactions; insecticide resistance; pest control
Interests: evolutionary ecology; population genetics; hybridization; predatory and cannibalistic interactions; insecticide resistance; pest control
USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Wooster, OH, USA
Interests: chemical ecology; plant-insect interactions; integrated pest management
Interests: chemical ecology; plant-insect interactions; integrated pest management
Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Interests: biodiversity and species inventories; ecology of insect-plant interactions; evolutionary systematics and biogeography; entomology; Apidae; bee; stingless bees; wasps
Interests: biodiversity and species inventories; ecology of insect-plant interactions; evolutionary systematics and biogeography; entomology; Apidae; bee; stingless bees; wasps
Great Basin Rangelands Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Reno, NV 89512, USA
Interests: genetics, ecology, and control of invasive annual grasses; Eriophyoidea; Cecidomyiidae; practical genomics; risk–benefit analysis; creative solutions to intractable challenges
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Interests: genetics, ecology, and control of invasive annual grasses; Eriophyoidea; Cecidomyiidae; practical genomics; risk–benefit analysis; creative solutions to intractable challenges
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Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
Interests: vectors; Culicidae; ecology, behavior, diversity and distributions
Interests: vectors; Culicidae; ecology, behavior, diversity and distributions
The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, 33, 56127 Pisa, Italy
Interests: applied biology; biorobotics; biohybrid systems; neuroethology; ethorobotics; zoology
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Interests: applied biology; biorobotics; biohybrid systems; neuroethology; ethorobotics; zoology
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Agricultural Entomology, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
Interests: applied and fundamental entomology; chemical ecology; biological control; IPM; biogenic volatiles; plant-insect-microbe interactions; plant resistance
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Interests: applied and fundamental entomology; chemical ecology; biological control; IPM; biogenic volatiles; plant-insect-microbe interactions; plant resistance
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama
Interests: evolutionary ecology; tropical bees, especially honeybees, stingless bees and orchid bees; pollination ecology; palynology; systematics and taxonomy; beekeeping and conservation
Interests: evolutionary ecology; tropical bees, especially honeybees, stingless bees and orchid bees; pollination ecology; palynology; systematics and taxonomy; beekeeping and conservation
Department of Agriculture, University of Patras, 30200 Messolonghi, Greece
Interests: integrated plant protection; post-harvest entomology; stored-product insects; plant-parasitic nematode management; edible insects; insect farming; insects as food and feed; frass as plant health promoter
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Interests: integrated plant protection; post-harvest entomology; stored-product insects; plant-parasitic nematode management; edible insects; insect farming; insects as food and feed; frass as plant health promoter
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Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Interests: honeybees; bee products; diet; biochemistry; proteomic; enzymes; immune system; animals
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Interests: honeybees; bee products; diet; biochemistry; proteomic; enzymes; immune system; animals
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Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Interests: genetic control of sex determination in insects; genomics and transcriptomics of non-model species; integrated vector control; citizen science; community engagment
Interests: genetic control of sex determination in insects; genomics and transcriptomics of non-model species; integrated vector control; citizen science; community engagment
Department of Biology and Geology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Interests: fish nutrition; fish metabolism; insect as protein source; insect meal pretreatment
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Interests: fish nutrition; fish metabolism; insect as protein source; insect meal pretreatment
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Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Viale Fanin 42, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Interests: bees and agrochemical; applied entomology; pollination; apidology
Interests: bees and agrochemical; applied entomology; pollination; apidology
Core Facility Management Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Interests: insect immunity; anti-bacterial (IMD) and/or anti-fungal (TOLL) immune pathways; RNAseq-based
Interests: insect immunity; anti-bacterial (IMD) and/or anti-fungal (TOLL) immune pathways; RNAseq-based
cE3c-ABG-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes and Azorean Biodiversity Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Azores, 9501-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Interests: ecology; evolution; biological control; invasion biology; Coccinellidae
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Interests: ecology; evolution; biological control; invasion biology; Coccinellidae
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Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
Interests: TGF beta receptor; tribolium
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Interests: TGF beta receptor; tribolium
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Department of Entomology, Chemistry and Nematology, Agricultural Research Organization of Israel, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
Interests: semiochemicals; honey bees; IPM; pheromones; apiculture; chemosensing
Interests: semiochemicals; honey bees; IPM; pheromones; apiculture; chemosensing
Department of Biology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Interests: ants; bumblebees; social wasps; forest entomology; urban entomology
Interests: ants; bumblebees; social wasps; forest entomology; urban entomology
Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL 33850, USA
Interests: development of integrated management strategies for insect pest control (temperate tree fruit, small fruit, as well as in other agricultural commodities such as ornamental plants and vegetable)
Interests: development of integrated management strategies for insect pest control (temperate tree fruit, small fruit, as well as in other agricultural commodities such as ornamental plants and vegetable)
Cell Biology Team, Institute for Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover (Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover), Hannover, Germany
Interests: locust; neuromodulation; nitric oxide; development; neurotoxicity
Interests: locust; neuromodulation; nitric oxide; development; neurotoxicity
Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
Interests: Tachinidae; Diptera; speciation; biodiversity; parasitoid; adaptive radiation; Cecidomyiidae; diversification
Interests: Tachinidae; Diptera; speciation; biodiversity; parasitoid; adaptive radiation; Cecidomyiidae; diversification
Department of Ecological Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, UK
Interests: biodiversity; conservation; myrmecology; ecosystem services; functional traits; resilience; multi-trophic interaction
Interests: biodiversity; conservation; myrmecology; ecosystem services; functional traits; resilience; multi-trophic interaction
