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Diversity and Ecological Interactions of Tephritoidea (Diptera)

edited by

Manoel Araécio Uchoa

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)

Spider Behavior and Physiology

edited by Carlos Fernando Garcia

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: arachnology; behavior; physiology; environmental adaptation; reproduction

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

Biosystematics and Management of True Bugs (Hemipterans)

edited by

Nickolas Kavallieratos

Carmelo Rapisarda

and David Wari

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: insecta hemiptera; systematics and taxonomy; biology; true bug– plant relationships; predatory bugs; hematophagous bugs; pest control

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

Integrated Pest Management in Agricultural Crops and Forest Ecosystems—2nd Edition

edited by

Nickolas Kavallieratos

and

Maria C. Boukouvala

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: field crops; forest ecosystems; alternative pesticides; biological control; pheromone-based systems

The Natural World and Insects: The Multiple Modalities for Insects to Perceive the Environment

edited by

Jean-François Picimbon

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; proteogenomics; molecular interactions; Diptera; Hemiptera; Hymenoptera; Lepidoptera; Odonata; Orthoptera; audition; olfaction; gustation; vision; brain sensory integration; modulation of multisensory integration

Bees: Physiology, Immunity and Developmental Biology

edited by Ming-Cheng Wu and

Terd Disayathanoowat

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: bees; physiology; immunity; development biology; bee declining factors

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

Insect Transcriptomics

edited by

David S. Haymer

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1130 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene expression; regulation of gene expression; development; temporal patterns of expression; tissue-specific patterns of expression; genome characterization

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

Ecology and Management of Fruit Crop Insect Pests in Tropical and Subtropical Regions: Integrating Emerging Technologies

edited by

Víctor López-Martínez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical agriculture; pest ecology; integrated pest management; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; biological control

Beetles: Biology, Ecology, and Integrated Management

edited by Maria C. Boukouvala

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: systematics; reproduction; evolution; biological control; chemical control; green insecticides; sublethal effects of insecticides; combined treatments

Insects Ecology and Biological Control Applications

edited by

Benshui Shu

and

Eric Conti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect ecology; biological control; symbiosis; interactions; population biology; ecotoxicology; ecophysiology; environmental biochemistry; behavioral biology; conservation; natural enemy

Challenges in Mosquito Surveillance and Control

edited by Solomon Birhanie

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: mosquito; surveillance; control; insecticide resistance; vectors; monitoring

Biodiversity-Driven Pest Management: Conserving Natural Enemies for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Yanjun Zhang

, Fang Ouyang,

Felix Herzog

and Meichun Duan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; biodiversity; integrated pest management; natural enemies; sustainable agriculture; biological control; conservation biology

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

Vector-Borne Plant Pathogens: Evolutionary, Ecological, and Molecular Insights into Tritrophic Associations

edited by

Valeria Trivellone

and Yaima Arocha-Rosete

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecology of plant diseases; evolutionary epidemiology; host switching; host– pathogen– vector networks; plant– microbe interactions; molecular evolution

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