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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 119 | 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
Host Specificity of Parasitoid Wasps and Its Applications in Biological Control
edited by Alessandra Marieli Vacari
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5914 | 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)
RNAi in Insect Physiology
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4015 | 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)
Insect Immunogenomics
edited by , Jianfeng Qiu and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 104 | 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 , Shuqian Tan and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12466 | 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
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8024 | 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 submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6535 | 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
Aquatic Insects Biodiversity and eDNA Monitoring
edited by , Mathew Seymour and Xin-Yu Ge
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5851 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic insects; biodiversity; systematics; DNA barcode; eDNA metabarcoding; ecology; evolution
Surveillance and Control of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
edited by and Reneé L.M.N. Ali
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4812 | 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 and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4698 | 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)
Invasive Pest Management and Climate Change—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3908 | Submission Open
Keywords: invasive pests; climate change; food security; natural resources; pest management
Approaches to Diseases Control Centered on Arthropod Vectors of Animal and Human Pathogens submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3519 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical entomology; arthropods; mosquitos; Diptera; vector biology; vector genetics; bioinformatics; computational biology; parasitology; arboviruses; disease control; disease surveillance
Bumblebee Biology and Ecology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3465 | Submission Open
Keywords: bumblebee; biology; ecology; behavior; reproduction; pollination; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Insects and Apiculture)
Selected Papers from the Second International Electronic Conference on Entomology submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2351 | Submission Open
Keywords: biology; ecology; biodiversity; taxonomy; genetics; genomics; management; insects that affect public health; insects that affect forests; climate change
Fossil Insects: Diversity and Evolutionary History
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2009 | 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)
Taxonomy and Biology of Parasitoids and Potential for Their Biological Control submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1571 | 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)
Arthropods in Ecosystem Resilience: Biodiversity, Distribution, and Conservation Strategies
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1500 | Submission Open
Keywords: arthropods; biodiversity; distribution; conservation; ecology; environmental impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Ecology, Diversity and Conservation)
Spodoptera frugiperda: Current Situation and Future Prospects
edited by Orcial Ceolin Bortolotto and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1057 | 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)
Drosophila suzukii: Interactions of Microorganisms or Metazoans with the Immune System submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 227 | 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
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecology; behavior; pest management strategies; spatial repellents; attractants; biting midges; mosquitoes; Tabanidae; stable flies; trapping
The 15th Anniversary of Insects—Advances in Insect Pest and Vector Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 173 | 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)
Insects: A Unique Bioresource for Agriculture and Humanity
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinsecticides; antimicrobial peptides; insect farming; chitin and chitosan; nanostructures; biomedicine
Losses, Health and Wellbeing of Honey Bees Across the World
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 105 | 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
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11946 | 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 submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10804 | 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 , and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1104 | 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
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomechanics; feeding habits; feeding mechanisms; mouthpart ontogeny
Ecological Adaptation of Insect Pests
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 729 | 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 submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 70 | 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
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 62 | 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)
Advances in Insect Pest Management: Innovative Approaches to Enhance Plant Protection submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2117 | 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 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: insect vectors; vector specificity; viruses; persistent transmission; non-persistent transmission; plant– virus– insect tripartite interactions
Lepidoptera: Behavior, Ecology, and Biology submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 167 | 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
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 66 | 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 and Weili Cai
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1545 | Submission Open
Keywords: resource insects; beneficial insects; insect products; biomimicry; bioengineering
Invasive Pests: Bionomics, Damage, and Management
edited by Jie Chen and Daifeng Cheng
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 90 | 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)
Ecology, Diversity and Conservation of Butterflies
edited by Marcin Sielezniew
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 80 | 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)
Insects as the Nutrition Source in Animal Feed
edited by Rudy Caparros Megido
submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3950 | 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)
Immunological Insights for Insect Mass Rearing, Biocontrol, and Monitoring of Environmental Changes submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 66 | 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
Cotton Pest Management submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 61 | 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)
Forensic Entomology: Ecophysiology
edited by Leon G. Higley and Amanda Roe
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1051 | Submission Open
Keywords: taphonomy; blow flies; carrion
Advances in the Effects of Insecticides on Pests submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 588 | Submission Open
Keywords: stored-product insects and mites; greenhouse insects and mites; field pests and mites; pests of public health; green insecticides; chemical insecticides; sublethal effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)
New Insights into Molecular Mechanism of Insect–Virus Interaction
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: insect; virus; protein; gene; immunity; antiviral mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Molecular Biology and Genomics)
Emerging Trends in Chemical Ecology: Towards Sustainable and Scalable Pest Management Solutions submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: semiochemicals; precision agriculture; IPM; field application systems; formulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)
Impact of Killing and Processing Conditions on Edible Insect Quality for Food Applications submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: edible insects; killing methods; post-harvest processing; nutritional quality; processing technologies; insect-based foods; drying kinetics; insect processing
Plant–Aphid Interaction Mechanism and Molecular Basis of Aphid Resistance to Insecticides
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: interaction of aphids and host plants; insecticide resistance; molecular ecology; microevolution; host adaptation
Insects and Their Derivatives for Human Practical Uses 3rd Edition submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: amino acids; bioactivities; chitin; fatty acids; insect use; insect culture; legal status; nutritive value; probiotic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Role of Insects in Human Society)
Optimizing Insect Trap Systems: Advances in Lures, Dispensers, and Field Performance submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: mass trapping; IPM; lures; dispensers; pest control; surveillance; baited traps; IVM
Improving IPM of Specialty Crop Pests and Global Food Security—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: specialty crops; horticulture; integrated pest management; global population; food security
Diversity and Ecological Interactions of Tephritoidea (Diptera) submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open
Keywords: Tephritoidea taxonomy; Tephritoidea systematics; fruit flies Lonchaeidae and Tephritidae; frigivorous flies; biodiversity; plant– insect interactions; natural enemies of fruit flies; horticulture; fruit crops; frugivorous flies in natural forests; importance of Tephritoidea to science; losses in agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Insect Systematics, Phylogeny and Evolution)
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