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

edited by

Sérgio M. Ovruski

and

Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1192 | 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

Advances in Research on Parasitoids for Biological Control of Agricultural Pests

edited by

Adeney De Freitas Bueno

and Fernanda Cingolani

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3392 | Submission Open

Keywords: augmentative biological control; conservation biological control; classical biological control; parasitoids; Diptera; Hymenoptera; agriculture; sustainability; bioinputs

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

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

edited by

Shun-fan Wu

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12890 | 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)

Chemical Toxicology and Insecticide Resistance on Insect Pests

edited by

Panagiotis J. Skouras

and George J. Stathas

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 24091 | Submission Open

Keywords: insecticides; toxicology; insecticide resistance management; resistance mechanisms; integrated pest management

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

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 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4292 | 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)

Protecting Field Crops from Economically Damaging Aphid Infestation

edited by Xueke Gao and

Jinjie Cui

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4202 | Submission Open

Keywords: aphids; biology; plants; natural enemies; prevention

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

Host Specificity of Parasitoid Wasps and Its Applications in Biological Control

edited by Alessandra Marieli Vacari

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4060 | 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)

Insects as the Nutrition Source in Animal Feed

edited by Rudy Caparros Megido

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1666 | 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)

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 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 736 | Submission Open

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

Forensic Entomology: Ecophysiology

edited by Leon G. Higley and Amanda Roe

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: taphonomy; blow flies; carrion

Bee Conservation: Behavior, Health and Pollination Ecology

edited by

Kit S. Prendergast

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7845 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Louisa Alexandra Messenger

and Mojca Kristan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15560 | 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)

Revival of a Prominent Taxonomy of Insects

edited by Yang Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 14660 | Submission Open

Keywords: insects; taxonomy; integrated taxonomy; phylogenetics; insect literacy; public education; quarantine-significant plant pests

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

Insect Dynamics: Modeling in Insect Pest Management

edited by

Francis Drummond

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11563 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect dynamics; insect pest management; modeling; sustainable pest management strategy; population genetics; genetic diversity; population dynamics

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

New Advances in Insect Chemical Adaptation

edited by

Fang (Rose) Zhu

, Shuqian Tan and

Timothy Walther Moural

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11249 | 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)

Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): Behavior, Ecology and Integrated Management

edited by

Nikolaos Papadopoulos

and Marc De Meyer

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9225 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit flies; Tephritidae; ecology; pest management; behaviour; fruit and vegetable pests

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

Insect Mitogenome, Phylogeny, and Mitochondrial Genome Expression

edited by

Danna Yu

and

Jiayong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4717 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitogenome; gene arrangement; phylogenetic relationship; phylogeny; mitochondrial gene expression; mitochondrial genome expression; molecular evolution

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

Surveillance and Control of Arthropod-Borne Diseases

edited by

Douglas E. Norris

and Reneé L.M.N. Ali

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2992 | 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)

Ecology, Behaviour, and Monitoring of Stored Product Insects

edited by

Fuji Jian

and Vimala S. K. Bharathi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1355 | Submission Open

Keywords: stored product insect; ecology; population dynamics; movement and flying behaviour; diet preference and development; monitoring and detection; density estimation

(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 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1159 | 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)

RNAi in Insect Physiology

edited by

Jisheng Liu

and

Luc Swevers

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1140 | 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)

Spatial Population Genetics in Insects

edited by Norah P. Saarman

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1093 | 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)

Assessing Insect Pollinator Populations Using Molecular Methods—Approaches and Metrics on Species Diversity, Abundance and Genetic Diversity

edited by

Wiebke Sickel

and

Frank M. J. Sommerlandt

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 712 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect declines; landscape genomics; molecular biology; population fitness; population genetics

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

edited by

Giovanni Formato

and

Franco Mutinelli

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7415 | 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

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

edited by

Sihem Dabbou

and

Marco Meneguz

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1748 | Submission Open

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

Taxonomy and Phylogeny and Evolution of Parasitic Hymenoptera and Biological Control

edited by

Pu Tang

Deqiang Pu

and

Shu-Jun Wei

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 583 | Submission Open

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

Exploring Chemical Language between Vector, Parasite, and Host

edited by Noushin Emami

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 201 | 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)

Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests in Agroecosystems

edited by

Filitsa Karamaouna

Lene Sigsgaard

and

Lucia Zappala

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 28903 | 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)

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

edited by Zhen Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8260 | 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)

Inter- and Intra-specific Interactions by Semiochemicals in Arthropods

edited by

Raimondas Mozūraitis

and Anna-Karin Borg-Karlson

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6482 | Submission Open

Keywords: arthropods; insects; chemical ecology; chemical interactions; semiochemicals; pheromones; allelochemicals; identification of semiochemicals; behaviour; pest control

(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 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5746 | 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)

Corn Insect Pests: From Biology to Control Technology

edited by

Tiantao Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3245 | Submission Open

Keywords: corn pest management; biology; monitoring and early warning; ecology; sex pheromone

Insect Transposable Elements

edited by

David S. Haymer

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1597 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect mobile elements; mariner and mariner-like transposable elements; P elements; piggy-back; transposable elements and genome evolution; Drosophila transposable elements; non-Drosophila transposable elements; lines and sines in insect genomes; transposable elements and insect transgenesis

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

Recent Advances in Bee Parasite, Pathogen, and Predator Interactions

edited by

Angélique Vétillard

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: honeybee-associated pests; innovative research; new detection tools; integrated pest management

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

Women’s Special Issue Series: Insects

edited by

Patrizia Falabella

Rosanna Salvia

and

Carmen Scieuzo

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7749 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect biology; insect physiology; immune defenses; insect viruses; medical vector biology; evolution; genetics; adaptation; ecology; circular economy; biodiversity; environmental safeguard; pest management; sustainability; molecular biology; biochemistry

Bee Health and Beehive Management in a Changing World

edited by Ethel M. Villalobos and

Micaela Buteler

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5894 | Submission Open

Keywords: honeybee health; hive management; bee pests; toxicity; insecticides; insect behavior; insect pest management

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

Diapause Regulation and Biological Control of Natural Enemy Insects

edited by

Lisheng Zhang

Liansheng Zang

Su Wang

and Jincheng Zhou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13096 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; diapause; parasitoid; predators; egg parasitoid; mass production; host suitability; interspecific competition; intra-guild predation; sublethal effect; ecosystem ecology and functional ecology

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

Advances in Chemical Ecology of Plant–Insect Interactions

edited by

Sergio Angeli

Gianfranco Anfora

and

Giacinto S. Germinara

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 12930 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect olfaction; insect– plant interactions; semiochemicals; pheromones; kairomones; allomones; electroantennography; olfactometry; biopesticides; trapping; population dynamics; pest damages; organic farming; integrated pest manage

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

Research on Insect Molecular Biology

edited by

Shunhua Gui

and Yan Shi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 12192 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular biology; physiology; endocrinology; biochemistry; genomics; behavior

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

Chemical and Non-Chemical Control in Stored Product Protection: Modern Methods for Old Problems

edited by

Christos I. Rumbos

Paraskevi Agrafioti

and

Christos G. Athanassiou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10289 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical and non-chemical control; durable commodities; food security; integrated pest management; post-harvest insect infestations; stored-product insects

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

Forensic Entomology: From Basic Research to Practical Applications

edited by

Ian R. Dadour

Paola A. Magni

and

David F. Cook

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3269 | Submission Open

Keywords: forensic entomology; fly ecology; taphonomy; taxonomy; molecular genetics; imaging; toxicology; life history; development; postmortem interval

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

Recent Advances in Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Insecticides and Bt Crops: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Camilo Ayra-Pardo

and

Denis J. Wright

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1311 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopesticides; insecticidal toxins; genetically modified organisms (GMO); Bt strain development; Bt crops; agricultural biotechnology

(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 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 496 | 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)

Diptera Diversity: Systematics, Phylogeny and Evolution

edited by Laura Likov

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrative taxonomy; genetics; fly diversity; population dynamics; new species; molecular data; morphological characters; phylogenetic relationships; evolutionary trees

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

Biology and Conservation of Honey Bees

edited by Bin Han

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4446 | Submission Open

Keywords: Apis spp.; biology; health; genetics; conservation; pathogens and parasites; pesticide effects; pollination ecology

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

Sustainable Pest Management in Agricultural Systems

edited by

Ivan Milosavljević

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3249 | 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)

Travelers on the Wind: Migratory Insects as Emerging Research Models

edited by

Guijun Wan

and Qiulin Wu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1257 | Submission Open

Keywords: migratory insects; insect migration; pest monitoring and forecasting; genetic adaptation; reproductive strategies; insecticide resistance; host– symbiont interactions; circadian clock; orientation mechanisms; magnetoreception

DNA Barcoding and Insect Biodiversity

edited by Chenxi Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: DNA barcoding; insect biodiversity; environmental DNA; pest biosurveilliance

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

Integrated Pest Management in Stored Products

edited by Adalberto Hipólito de Sousa and Lucas Martins Lopes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: storage; insects in grains; biosecurity; insect stress; synthetic insecticides; insecticide resistance; alternative control methods; bioinsecticides; semiochemicals; modified atmosphere; essential oils

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

Insect Microbiome and Immunity—2nd Edition

edited by Hongyu Zhang and Xiaoxue Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect microbiome; insect immunity; host– microbiome interactions; host– pathogen interactions; host physiology; mutualism; evolution

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