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
Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (Chongqing) Science City, Chongqing Technology Innovation Center of Breeding, Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Interests: silkworm; insect-plant-microbe interaction; insect nutrition; domestication and adaptive evolution; insect genomics; RNA silencing
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Interests: silkworm; insect-plant-microbe interaction; insect nutrition; domestication and adaptive evolution; insect genomics; RNA silencing
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School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Interests: insect behavioral ecology; biological control ecology
Interests: insect behavioral ecology; biological control ecology
1. College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
2. Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6120, USA
Interests: thermal death kinetics of microorganisms; thermal/dielectric properties of food materials; radio frequency heating for pasteurization, disinfestations and drying
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2. Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6120, USA
Interests: thermal death kinetics of microorganisms; thermal/dielectric properties of food materials; radio frequency heating for pasteurization, disinfestations and drying
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State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pest, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100000, China
Interests: biology, ecology and behavior of corn insects; interactions of corn, insect and natural enemies; IPM of corn pests; environmental risk assessment of GM corn
Interests: biology, ecology and behavior of corn insects; interactions of corn, insect and natural enemies; IPM of corn pests; environmental risk assessment of GM corn
College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
Interests: hemiptera; systematics; phylogeny; morphology; evolution; endosymbiont; co-evolution
Interests: hemiptera; systematics; phylogeny; morphology; evolution; endosymbiont; co-evolution
School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences and Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Charles Sturt University, Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia
Interests: chemical ecology; movement; behaviour; chemometrics; modelling
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Interests: chemical ecology; movement; behaviour; chemometrics; modelling
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Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
Interests: RNA interference mechanisms and applications; genetic control of pests; transposon diversity, impacts, and applications; sex determination and differentiation; microRNA functions
Interests: RNA interference mechanisms and applications; genetic control of pests; transposon diversity, impacts, and applications; sex determination and differentiation; microRNA functions
Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
Interests: phylogeny evolution; biodiversity; Diptera
Interests: phylogeny evolution; biodiversity; Diptera
School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, UK
Interests: circadian clocks; genetics; behavior; neuroscience; functional genomics; insect-plant interactions; Drosophila; Plutella
Interests: circadian clocks; genetics; behavior; neuroscience; functional genomics; insect-plant interactions; Drosophila; Plutella
Centre for GeoGenetics, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, DK-1350 Copenhagen, Denmark
Interests: ancient DNA; insect evolution; molecular ecology; population genetics
Interests: ancient DNA; insect evolution; molecular ecology; population genetics
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Interests: RNA biology; RNA viruses
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Interests: RNA biology; RNA viruses
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Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Interests: insect reproduction including seminal proteins; gametes; fertilization, and early embryogenesis; genetics; Diptera (Drosophila, mosquitoes); evolution
Interests: insect reproduction including seminal proteins; gametes; fertilization, and early embryogenesis; genetics; Diptera (Drosophila, mosquitoes); evolution
Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Ecological Forests, College of Forestry, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Interests: biological control of forest pests; insect functional genomics; microbial ecology
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Interests: biological control of forest pests; insect functional genomics; microbial ecology
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Biology Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
Interests: metagenomics of mosquito gut ecosystem; ecological genomics of mosquito associated organisms
Interests: metagenomics of mosquito gut ecosystem; ecological genomics of mosquito associated organisms
Entomology, Agricultural Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
Interests: insect chemical ecology; molecular basis of fruit fly response to (sub)lethal stresses; native pollinators
Interests: insect chemical ecology; molecular basis of fruit fly response to (sub)lethal stresses; native pollinators
College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
Interests: whitefly (Aleyrodidae) taxonomy/systematics; electrical penetration graph (EPG); feeding behaviors of piercing-sucking insects; plant-insect interactions; plant-insect vector-virus interactions; transmission mechanisms of plant viruses by insect vectors; plant secondary metabolites and their ecological functions; chemical ecology; new and environmentally-friendly strategies for management of insect pests
Interests: whitefly (Aleyrodidae) taxonomy/systematics; electrical penetration graph (EPG); feeding behaviors of piercing-sucking insects; plant-insect interactions; plant-insect vector-virus interactions; transmission mechanisms of plant viruses by insect vectors; plant secondary metabolites and their ecological functions; chemical ecology; new and environmentally-friendly strategies for management of insect pests
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: insect taxonomy; phylogeny; Diptera
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Interests: insect taxonomy; phylogeny; Diptera
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Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, P.O. Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
Interests: phylogeny; taxonomy; biodiversity; Insecta; Diptera
Interests: phylogeny; taxonomy; biodiversity; Insecta; Diptera
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation and Application Research, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Interests: insect-pathogen interaction; innate immunity; signal transduction; gonad development; Toll/Toll-like receptors; gene regulation
Interests: insect-pathogen interaction; innate immunity; signal transduction; gonad development; Toll/Toll-like receptors; gene regulation
Department of Entomology, The Robert H Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Interests: behavior; symbiosis; diptera
Interests: behavior; symbiosis; diptera
Department of Life Sciences, Entomology Section, The State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
Interests: Lepidoptera systematics and evolution; phylogeny; molecular systematics
Interests: Lepidoptera systematics and evolution; phylogeny; molecular systematics
State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticides, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
Interests: biological control; natural enemy; egg parasitoid; Trichogramma; Anastatus; Mesocomys; Chelonus; biological invasion; Spodoptera frugiperda; IPM
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Interests: biological control; natural enemy; egg parasitoid; Trichogramma; Anastatus; Mesocomys; Chelonus; biological invasion; Spodoptera frugiperda; IPM
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Institute of Phytomedicine, University of Hohenheim, Otto-Sander-Str. 5, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
Interests: insect–plant interactions; parasitoids; habitat management; biocontrol
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Interests: insect–plant interactions; parasitoids; habitat management; biocontrol
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USDA-ARS, Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, West, Beltsville, MD, USA
Interests: chemical ecology; entomology; pheromone synthesis; GC-EAD; GC-MS; insect pest management
Interests: chemical ecology; entomology; pheromone synthesis; GC-EAD; GC-MS; insect pest management
National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization for Fruit and Vegetable Horticultural Crops, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Institute of Urban and Horticultural Entomology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
Interests: insect microbiome and molecular biology; horticultural and urban entomology; intelligent monitoring and green control of pests
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Interests: insect microbiome and molecular biology; horticultural and urban entomology; intelligent monitoring and green control of pests
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College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
Interests: taxonomy and evolutionary history of Microcoryphia (Archaeognatha); phylogeny of Ephemeroptera, Mantodea, and Phasmatodea; mitochondrial genome; gene rearrangement; mitochondrial gene expression; selective stress analysis
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Interests: taxonomy and evolutionary history of Microcoryphia (Archaeognatha); phylogeny of Ephemeroptera, Mantodea, and Phasmatodea; mitochondrial genome; gene rearrangement; mitochondrial gene expression; selective stress analysis
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State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Key Laboratory of Natural Enemy Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: insect physiology; diapause regulation; mass rearing of natural enemies; biological control; parasitoid; predators
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Interests: insect physiology; diapause regulation; mass rearing of natural enemies; biological control; parasitoid; predators
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College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Interests: honeybee pathology; honeybee-parasite-virus interaction; cross-species pathogen transmission
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Interests: honeybee pathology; honeybee-parasite-virus interaction; cross-species pathogen transmission
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Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
Interests: termite; insect integrative genomics; insect-plant-pathogen multitrophic interactions; risk assessment; insecticide resistance
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Interests: termite; insect integrative genomics; insect-plant-pathogen multitrophic interactions; risk assessment; insecticide resistance
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State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: biological control; integrated pest management; invasive insect species; insect ecology; invasive insect-host plant-native insect interactions; insect behavior
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Interests: biological control; integrated pest management; invasive insect species; insect ecology; invasive insect-host plant-native insect interactions; insect behavior
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