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Fly Biology, Ecology, Behavior and Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Sérgio M. Ovruski

and

Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4111 | Submission Open

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

Tortricid Moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): Biology, Ecology and Integrated Pest Management

edited by Zhen Li

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12760 | Submission Open

Keywords: Tortricid moths; monitoring and broadcasting; biological characteristic; ecological adaptability; integrated pest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Bark and Wood-Boring Insects: Past and Present Research and Essential Future Knowledge—2nd Edition

edited by

Ferenc Lakatos

and

Dimitrios N. Avtzis

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5867 | Submission Open

Keywords: bark beetles; scolytinae; platypodinae; wood-boring insects; population dynamics

Insecticide Resistance and Toxicology: Challenges in Pest Management and Basic Research—2nd Edition

edited by

Shun-fan Wu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 25753 | Submission Open

Keywords: insecticide resistance; insecticide toxicology; cytochrome P450s; target site insensitivity; insect growth regulator; mode of action

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Advances on Conservation of Biodiversity, Monitoring Programs and Trend Assessment

edited by

Simone Bergonzoli

and

Antonio Scarfone

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16646 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect biodiversity; soil and flying; habitat destruction; insect populations; invasive pests; monitoring

The Richness of the Forest Microcosmos

edited by

Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6288 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest insects; biodiversity; species diversity; biology; ecology; distribution; monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Ecology, Diversity and Conservation)

Aquatic Insects: Ecology, Diversity and Conservation

edited by

Marina Vilenica

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4837 | Submission Open

Keywords: community ecology; conservation ecology; taxonomy; phylogenetics; monitoring; aquatic insects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Ecology, Diversity and Conservation)

Advances in the Bio-Ecology and Control of Plant-Damaging Acari

edited by

Enrico De Lillo

, Haralabos Tsolakis and

Sauro Simoni

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3537 | Submission Open

Keywords: mites; biology; ecology; ethology; mite detection; integrated mite management; biological control of mites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Other Arthropods and General Topics)

Biology, Ecology, and Management of the Coffee Berry Borer (Hypothenemus hampei)—2nd Edition

edited by

Juan F. Barrera

and

Julio C. Rojas

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2079 | Submission Open

Keywords: morphology and physiology; genetics; microbial ecology; host– plant interactions and shade; chemical ecology; biological control; tritrophic interactions; pest management; climate change; modeling and simulation

Ant Population Genetics, Phylogeography and Phylogeny

edited by Maykon Passos Cristiano and

Danon Clemes Cardoso

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1158 | Submission Open

Keywords: phylogeography; Formicidae; biogeography; cytogenetics; population cytogenetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Ecology, Diversity and Conservation)

Systematic and Biological Studies on Hymenoptera: Vespidae

edited by Marcel Gustavo Hermes,

Tingjing Li

and James Michael Carpenter

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollen wasps; Eumeninae; Zethinae; paper wasps; hornets; yellowjackets; classification; phylogeny

Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics of Insect Social Life in a Changing Environment

edited by Jan Komdeur and Long Ma

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; conservation biology; ecological and evolutionary adaptation; ecological stressors; evolutionary ecology; insect ecology and evolution; insect sociality; pest management; population biology

RNAi in Insect Physiology

edited by

Jisheng Liu

and

Luc Swevers

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12189 | Submission Open

Keywords: insects; RNAi; dsRNA; small RNAs; siRNAs; miRNAs; piRNAs; gene functional studies; biopesticide; pest control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Molecular Biology and Genomics)

Host Specificity of Parasitoid Wasps and Its Applications in Biological Control

edited by Alessandra Marieli Vacari

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8180 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; biological control; chemical ecology; tritrophic interactions; parasitoid– host interaction; mass rearing; parasitoid wasps; field release; biocontrol agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Control and Surveillance of Mosquitoes to Reduce the Spread of Mosquito-Borne Disease

edited by

Louisa Alexandra Messenger

and Mojca Kristan

submission deadline 22 Dec 2025 | 18 articles | Viewed by 41338 | Submission Open

Keywords: mosquito-borne diseases; medical entomology; vector control; insecticide resistance; surveillance; malaria vector

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical and Livestock Entomology)

Insect Immunogenomics

edited by

Rui Guo

, Jianfeng Qiu and

Qiang Huang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1063 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect immunity; genomics; host– pathogen interactions; functional genomics; omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Molecular Biology and Genomics)

New Advances in Insect Chemical Adaptation

edited by

Fang (Rose) Zhu

, Shuqian Tan and

Timothy Walther Moural

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15332 | Submission Open

Keywords: host– pathogen interactions; insect-mediated plant defense; biological pest control; pesticide resistance; plant secondary metabolites; xenobiotic adaptation; RNAi-based pest control; neurotoxicology; olfaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Effects of Environment and Food Stress on Insect Population

edited by Shihao Zhou, Junyu Chen, Erjun Ling and

Zhenxing Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11642 | Submission Open

Keywords: circadian rhythm; sleep; DNA damage repair; food webs; interspecific competition; plant– pest– natural enemy interactions; reproduction; life span; suitable areas; extreme temperature; insect population

Surveillance and Management of Invasive Insects

edited by Mingxing Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 11343 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive insects; early detection; surveillance methods; risk analysis; quarantine measures; eradication; sustainable control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Impact of Environmental Factors and Management Practices on Bee Health - 2nd Edition

edited by

Ivana Tlak Gajger

and

Franco Mutinelli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9450 | Submission Open

Keywords: honeybees; bumblebees; Osmia spp. bees; solitary and wild bees; diseases; pathogens; pests; predators; nest destructors; environmental factors; managing practices; biosecurity– control– eradication measures; disinfection methods

Fossil Insects: Diversity and Evolutionary History

edited by

Diying Huang

and

Chenyang Cai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8007 | Submission Open

Keywords: amber; palaeodiversity; phylogeny; Mesozoic; Cenozoic; palaeoentomology; terrestrial ecosystems; radiation; insect-plant association

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Systematics, Phylogeny and Evolution)

Surveillance and Control of Arthropod-Borne Diseases

edited by

Douglas E. Norris

and Reneé L.M.N. Ali

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7729 | Submission Open

Keywords: mosquito surveillance and control; tick surveillance and control; resistance; trapping; vector incrimination; invasive species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical and Livestock Entomology)

Recent Advances in the Understanding of Molecular Mechanisms of Resistance in Lepidopteran Pests: 2nd Edition

edited by

Gaelle Le Goff

and

Ralf Nauen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7400 | Submission Open

Keywords: lepidopteran; insecticide resistance; B.t. resistance; mechanisms of resistance; resistance management; detoxification enzymes; insecticide target

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Approaches to Diseases Control Centered on Arthropod Vectors of Animal and Human Pathogens

edited by

Karin Kirchgatter

and

Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5719 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical entomology; arthropods; mosquitos; Diptera; vector biology; vector genetics; bioinformatics; computational biology; parasitology; arboviruses; disease control; disease surveillance

Taxonomy and Biology of Parasitoids and Potential for Their Biological Control

edited by

Andjeljko Petrović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5313 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasitoids; Hymenoptera; Diptera; taxonomy; biological control; life cycle; new species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Ecology, Diversity and Conservation)

Invasive Pest Management and Climate Change—2nd Edition

edited by

Muhammad Haseeb

and

Lambert H.B. Kanga

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5013 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive pests; climate change; food security; natural resources; pest management

Bumblebee Biology and Ecology

edited by

Jiandong An

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4872 | Submission Open

Keywords: bumblebee; biology; ecology; behavior; reproduction; pollination; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Insects and Apiculture)

Insects: A Unique Bioresource for Agriculture and Humanity

edited by

Klaus H. Hoffmann

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4107 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinsecticides; antimicrobial peptides; insect farming; chitin and chitosan; nanostructures; biomedicine

Arthropods in Ecosystem Resilience: Biodiversity, Distribution, and Conservation Strategies

edited by

María Villa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3852 | Submission Open

Keywords: arthropods; biodiversity; distribution; conservation; ecology; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Ecology, Diversity and Conservation)

Selected Papers from the Second International Electronic Conference on Entomology

edited by

Nickolas G. Kavallieratos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3609 | Submission Open

Keywords: biology; ecology; biodiversity; taxonomy; genetics; genomics; management; insects that affect public health; insects that affect forests; climate change

Spodoptera frugiperda: Current Situation and Future Prospects

edited by Orcial Ceolin Bortolotto and

Juliano de Bastos Pazini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3109 | Submission Open

Keywords: fall armyworm; maize pests; integrated pest management; alternative control; chemical control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Spatial Population Genetics in Insects

edited by Norah P. Saarman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1816 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape genetics; landscape resistance; population genetics; conservation genetics; connectivity; dispersal corridor; genotype-by-environment; hybrid zone; introgression; environmental gradient

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

The 15th Anniversary of Insects—Advances in Insect Pest and Vector Management

edited by

Yulin Gao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1137 | Submission Open

Keywords: monitoring; pest ecology; insect toxicology; biological control; pesticides; integrated pest management; arthropod– pathogen interactions; insect– plant interactions; predator– prey interactions; pesticide resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Drosophila suzukii: Interactions of Microorganisms or Metazoans with the Immune System

edited by

Maurizio Francesco Brivio

and

Maristella Mastore

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open

Keywords: Drosophila suzukii; immune system; parasitoids; entomopathogen nematodes; entomopathogen microorganisms; entomopathogen secondary metabolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Behavior and Pathology)

Integrated Pest Management of Mosquitoes and Biting Flies

edited by Daniel L. Kline and

Jerome A. Hogsette

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecology; behavior; pest management strategies; spatial repellents; attractants; biting midges; mosquitoes; Tabanidae; stable flies; trapping

Losses, Health and Wellbeing of Honey Bees Across the World

edited by

Alison Gray

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: honey bees; beekeeping; colony losses; survival; health; wellbeing; management; environment; climate; threats; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Ecology, Diversity and Conservation)

Bee Conservation: Behavior, Health and Pollination Ecology

edited by

Kit S. Prendergast

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 25036 | Submission Open

Keywords: bees; behavior; health; pollination ecology; wild bees

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Insects and Apiculture)

Advances in the Health, Behavior, and Physiology of Honeybees and Other Pollinators

edited by

Giovanni Formato

and

Franco Mutinelli

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20717 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollinator health; honeybee behavior; pollinator physiology; environmental stressors; pesticide impact; pathogens and pollinators; habitat loss; climate change effects; conservation strategies; pollinator diversity; pollinator welfare

Taxonomy and Phylogeny and Evolution of Parasitic Hymenoptera and Biological Control

edited by

Pu Tang

Deqiang Pu

and

Shu-Jun Wei

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2718 | Submission Open

Keywords: systematics entomology; insect diversity; evolutionary adaptations; biocontrol; ecological interactions; pest control strategies; parasitoid behavior

Insect Mouthparts: Evolution, Biomechanics, and Ecological Significance

edited by

Matthew Lehnert

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics; feeding habits; feeding mechanisms; mouthpart ontogeny

Ecological Adaptation of Insect Pests

edited by

Yuzhou Du

and

Yawen Chang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1883 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological adaptations; phenotypic plasticity; behavioral strategies; physiological mechanisms; molecular mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Pesticide Chemistry, Toxicology and Insect Pest Resistance

edited by

Sandeep Sharma

and

Raul Narciso C. Guedes

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1478 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; pesticide resistance; insecticide toxicology; mode of action; sustainable formulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

The Role of Beneficial Insects in Pest Control

edited by Pingyang Zhu and

Yanhui Lu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 682 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; agroecology; predator– prey dynamics; parasitoid– host interactions; habitat management; integrated pest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests in Agroecosystems

edited by

Filitsa Karamaouna

Lene Sigsgaard

and

Lucia Zappala

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 40102 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; biological control; integrated pest management; biopesticides; plant– insect interactions; semiochemicals; conservation of natural enemies; good agronomic practices; mitigation measures; pesticide side effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Advances in Insect Pest Management: Innovative Approaches to Enhance Plant Protection

edited by

Nuray Baser

Gulay Kacar

and

Dragana Šunjka

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15064 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant protection; crop protection; insects control; alternative measures; organic agriculture; biocontrol agents; plant– insect interactions; biological control; biopesticides; pests

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Insect Transmission of Plant Viruses

edited by Wenwen Liu and Yan Huo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2507 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect vectors; vector specificity; viruses; persistent transmission; non-persistent transmission; plant– virus– insect tripartite interactions

Transposable Elements and Noncoding Sequences in Insects

edited by

David S. Haymer

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2502 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect mobile elements; insect noncoding DNA; insect noncoding RNAs; genome evolution in insects; regulatory sequences in insect genomes; insect repetitive elements; insect gene regulation; lines and sines in insect genomes; transposable elements and insect transgenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Molecular Biology and Genomics)

Lepidoptera: Behavior, Ecology, and Biology

edited by

Tomás Cabello-Garcia

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2113 | Submission Open

Keywords: Lepidoptera; behavior; ecology; biology; lepidopteran pests; monitoring; integrated pest management; insecticide resistance; biodiversity

Insecticide Resistance in Disease Vectors: Mechanisms, Surveillance, and Control Perspectives

edited by

Ademir J. Martins

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: insecticide resistance; genetic adaptations; behavioral changes; physiological alterations; insecticide target-site mutations; cuticle composition changes; surveillance and monitoring; climate change and vector ecology; alternative control strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)

Recent Studies on Resource Insects

edited by

Yue Hao

and Weili Cai

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3974 | Submission Open

Keywords: resource insects; beneficial insects; insect products; biomimicry; bioengineering

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