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RNAi in Insect Physiology

edited by

Jisheng Liu

and

Luc Swevers

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 14562 | 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 9182 | 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 49405 | 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 1268 | 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 16643 | 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)

Surveillance and Management of Invasive Insects

edited by Mingxing Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 13525 | 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)

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 13159 | 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

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 10530 | 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

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 10060 | 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)

Fossil Insects: Diversity and Evolutionary History

edited by

Diying Huang

and

Chenyang Cai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9723 | 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)

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 8138 | 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)

Taxonomy and Biology of Parasitoids and Potential for Their Biological Control

edited by

Andjeljko Petrović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6923 | 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)

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 6458 | Submission Open

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

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

edited by

María Villa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6073 | Submission Open

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

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

Insects: A Unique Bioresource for Agriculture and Humanity

edited by

Klaus H. Hoffmann

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5588 | Submission Open

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

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 5490 | Submission Open

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

Selected Papers from the Second International Electronic Conference on Entomology

edited by

Nickolas G. Kavallieratos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4009 | 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 3627 | 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)

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

edited by

Yulin Gao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3310 | 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)

Spatial Population Genetics in Insects

edited by Norah P. Saarman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2016 | 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)

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 1222 | 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 410 | 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 223 | 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 | 12 articles | Viewed by 28684 | 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 23861 | 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 3234 | 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 403 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2331 | 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 1910 | 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 831 | 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 43556 | 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 | 14 articles | Viewed by 19731 | 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 3061 | 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 2726 | 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 2534 | 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 270 | 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 4879 | Submission Open

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

Sustainable Pest Management in Agricultural Systems

edited by

Ivan Milosavljević

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9734 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable pest management; conservation agriculture; agricultural systems; biological control; integrated pest management (IPM); agroecology; precision pest monitoring; environmental stewardship; ecosystem resilience; policy frameworks; sustainable agriculture

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

Biology and Management of Tephritid Fruit Flies

edited by Wee L. Yee

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9728 | Submission Open

Keywords: Tephritidae; Ceratitis; Bactrocera; Anastrepha; Rhagoletis; taxonomy; behavior; ecology; control; quarantines

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

Biology, Ecology and Management of Mosquitoes Affecting Humans and Animals—2nd Edition

edited by

Athanasios Giatropoulos

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7033 | Submission Open

Keywords: mosquito bio-ecology; competition; mosquito surveillance; mosquito control; insecticides; repellents; insecticide resistance

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

Unexplored Potentials of the Black Soldier Fly: Behavioral Ecology, Reproductive Efficiency, and Ecological Contributions

edited by

Sihem Dabbou

and

Marco Meneguz

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5019 | Submission Open

Keywords: black soldier fly; Tenebrio molitor; adult stage; mating behavior; waste

Invasive Pests: Bionomics, Damage, and Management

edited by Jie Chen and Daifeng Cheng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4726 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive insects; early detection; surveillance methods; risk analysis; biological characteristics; sustainable control

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

Insect Pathogens as Biocontrol Agents Against Pests

edited by

Spiridon Mantzoukas

Tariq Butt

and

Panagiotis A. Eliopoulos

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3711 | Submission Open

Keywords: entomopathogens; IPM; tri-trophic interactions; biological control crop and forestry pests; host– pathogen interactions

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

Ecology, Diversity and Conservation of Butterflies

edited by Marcin Sielezniew

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1046 | Submission Open

Keywords: butterflies; population ecology; behavioural ecology; conservation genetics; conservation management; monitoring

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

Advances in Monarch Butterfly Biology, Conservation, and Management: From Local to Continental

edited by

Andrew K. Davis

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open

Keywords: monarch butterflies; conservation; management; federal policies; global changes; scientific discourse

Exploring Chemical Language between Vector, Parasite, and Host

edited by Noushin Emami

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical communication; vector-borne diseases; parasite– host interaction; mosquito behavior; disease transmission; malaria; preventive strategies

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

Insects as Food: Advances in Edible Insect Research and Applications

edited by

Sandra F. Borges

and

Joana Barbosa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible insects; insect farming; insect processing technologies; nutritional and health-promoting properties; food safety and regulation; consumer acceptance; sustainable food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Role of Insects in Human Society)

Insects as the Nutrition Source in Animal Feed

edited by Rudy Caparros Megido

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22571 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein source; sustainability; nutrition; entomology; agriculture; economic feasibility; regulatory frameworks; insect-rearing units

(This special issue belongs to the Section Role of Insects in Human Society)

Cotton Pest Management

edited by

Cristina Schetino Bastos

and

Jorge Braz Torres

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 385 | Submission Open

Keywords: cotton IPM; insecticide resistance; biological control; organic cotton; transgenic cotton

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

Immunological Insights for Insect Mass Rearing, Biocontrol, and Monitoring of Environmental Changes

edited by

Arkadiusz Urbański

Karolina Walkowiak-Nowicka

and Jan Lubawy

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect immunity; humoral response; cellular response; haemocytes; pest species; pest control; integrative pest management; insect mass rearing; insect-based products; antimicrobial peptides; climate change; environmental pollution; host-pathogen interactions; economic entomology

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