Beetles: Biology, Ecology, and Integrated Management
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 1640
Special Issue Editor
Interests: coleoptera; beetles; forest entomology; lepidoptera; insect distribution; agricultural entomology; integrated pest management; pest management; insect; entomology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Coleoptera is the largest order of insects on Earth, exhibiting vast diversity and various roles within their environments, where they are essential in diverse ecosystems, acting as either decomposers and pollinators or as pests that inflict significant damage on crops, stored products, urban plants, and forests. This Special Issue aims to cover the biology, ecology, and management of beetles in all anthromes including croplands, forests, food production, and structures. Thus, studies that examine aspects of biology and ecology of coleopterans, such as morphology, morphometry, phylogeny, physiology, life cycle, distribution, and behavior are of interest for this Special Issue. Furthermore, research efforts that present modern integrated pest management (IPM) strategies, which combine biological, pesticides, and proactive interventions for the effective and sustainable management of harmful beetles, are particularly relevant to the scope of this Special Issue.
Dr. Maria C. Boukouvala
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- systematics
- reproduction
- evolution
- biological control
- chemical control
- green insecticides
- sublethal effects of insecticides
- combined treatments
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