Fly Biology, Ecology, Behavior and Management
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2023) | Viewed by 15288
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fruit flies; parasitoids; insect biology and ecology; biological control; integrated pest management
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Interests: fruit flies; natural enemies; biological control; ecology of insects; agriculture entomology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Diptera, known as the “true” flies, is one of the most numerous and diverse orders of insects, comprising about 125,000 species widely distributed throughout the world. These insects play an ecologically relevant role and are of significant importance to humans. Just as certain flies act as pollinators, decomposers, predators, and parasitoids, others are vectors of human diseases and represent serious pests of agriculture, stables, and barnyards. Several dipterans are mostly involved in forensic legal investigations. This Special Issue invites the submission of original research articles and reviews to deepen the biological, ecological, and behavioral knowledge of this diversified insect group, and to cover management strategies for both pest and disease vector species. This involves a wide range of studies, such as life history, physiological aspects, reproduction, demographic traits, ecology and evolution of behavioral patterns, population fluctuation and dynamics, diversity, abundance, trophic relationships, host range and status, natural enemies, integrated pest management, and control tactics.
Dr. Sérgio M. Ovruski
Dr. Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Insects is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- life history
- population dynamics
- behavioral ecology
- insect physiology
- plant–insect interaction
- human–insect relationship
- domestic animal–insect association
- pest and vector species management
- forensic entomology