Integrated Pest Management in Agricultural Crops and Forest Ecosystems—2nd Edition
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 733
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aphid parasitoids; stored-product pest biology; ecology; management; trapping and sampling
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Interests: insect behavior; stored-product pests; stored-product protection; agricultural pests; chemical control; non-chemical control; trapping and sampling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The overuse of synthetic pesticides to control noxious arthropods in agroecosystems is of major importance due to health and environmental issues. Apart from concerns related to the negative impact of pesticides on humans, agricultural or domestic animals, and the environment, they can also induce irreversible damage to beneficial organisms (e.g., parasitoids, predators, and pollinators), disrupting the overall ecological stability of both forest ecosystems and agroecosystems. This impact is further magnified by the repeated application of insecticides, which facilitates the emergence and development of resistances, particularly in agroecosystems. It is thus necessary that we develop alternative, environmentally friendly approaches (e.g., classical biological control, pheromone-based networks, green insecticidal formulations) that can be incorporated into integrated pest management (IPM) in target ecosystems.
Considering the success of the earlier Topical Collection—“Integrated Pest Management in Agricultural Crops and Forest Ecosystems” (18 papers were published in total)—we are pleased to launch a second Special Issue: Integrated Pest Management in Agricultural Crops and Forest Ecosystems—2nd edition, welcoming results from laboratory and field studies.
Prof. Dr. Nickolas G. Kavallieratos
Dr. Maria C. Boukouvala
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- field crops
- forest ecosystems
- alternative pesticides
- biological control
- pheromone-based systems
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