Insects Vectors of Phytopathogenic Agents: Biology, Host-Plant Interactions, and Management
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2025) | Viewed by 6684
Special Issue Editors
Interests: applied entomology; sap-sucking insects; agricultural and forest ecosystems; biological and integrated pest management
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Dear Colleagues,
Many of the phytosanitary problems afflicting agricultural crops worldwide, as well as forest environments and ornamental productions, derive from phytopathogenic agents transmitted by insects belonging to various groups, among which Hemiptera and Thysanoptera are the dominant ones. Their control on cultivated plants is often problematic, and the severity of damage is increased by environmental degradation, biodiversity disruption of arthropods, climate change, etc., factors which may cause a higher virulence of plant pathogens and lower resistance of plants. Surely, an improved biological knowledge of these vector insects, with particular reference not only to their reproductive and trophic behavior but also to their relationships with the environment, spreading capacity, and interactions with the host plants, will inspire the development of new and more effective control methods of both the insects and the diseases they spread.
This Special Issue aims to collect recent findings on the phenology, ecology, interactions with host plants and endosymbiotic microorganisms, trophic behavior, pathogens transmission, climate change adaptation, natural control factors, and integrated management possibilities of insect vectors, as well as data that may be useful in developing strategies for limiting the spread and controlling the infestations of these insects, thus reducing the damage caused by the phytopathogenic agents they transmit.
Prof. Dr. Carmelo Rapisarda
Dr. Alessia Farina
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- characterization
- phenology
- ecology and reproductive biology
- trophic behavior
- transmission mechanisms
- multi-trophic interactions
- climate change impact
- integrated pest and disease management
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