Travelers on the Wind: Migratory Insects as Emerging Research Models
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 1310
Special Issue Editors
2. Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in East China, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: migratory insects; regulation of insect migration; insect orientation; insect magnetoreception; insect magnetobiology; insect circadian clock
2. School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Interests: biometeorology of crop disease and insect pests; monitoring and early warning of migratory pests
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Migratory insects, with their extensive movements across ecosystems and varied environmental responses, are becoming essential models for studying complex biological processes. Species such as the monarch butterfly, fall armyworm, brown planthopper, beet webworm, and migratory locust play significant roles in global ecology, agriculture, and biodiversity. Their capacity for long-distance migration and adaptability to diverse environmental and biological factors presents a unique opportunity to investigate key biological topics, including migration behavior and physiology, genetic adaptation, reproductive strategies, insecticide resistance, and intricate host–symbiont interactions. Recent advancements in omics, genetics, physiology, behavior, and ecology have accelerated our understanding of these complex mechanisms through research on migratory insects.
This Special Issue invites contributions that use migratory insects as model systems across research fields. We welcome reviews, research articles, and short communications. Researchers are encouraged to share findings and insights that will advance our understanding of migratory insect biology and drive innovative solutions to ecological and agricultural challenges.
Dr. Guijun Wan
Dr. Qiulin Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- migratory insects
- insect migration
- pest monitoring and forecasting
- genetic adaptation
- reproductive strategies
- insecticide resistance
- host–symbiont interactions
- circadian clock
- orientation mechanisms
- magnetoreception
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