As part of our ongoing review of our editorial structure, the Topical Advisor Panel (TAP) role will be discontinued effective January 1, 2027.
Topical Advisory Panel
- Insect Pest and Vector Management Section
- Insect Ecology, Diversity and Conservation Section
- Insect Physiology, Reproduction and Development Section
- Insect Molecular Biology and Genomics Section
- Insect Systematics, Phylogeny and Evolution Section
- Insect Behavior and Pathology Section
- Role of Insects in Human Society Section
- Medical and Livestock Entomology Section
Members
Institute for Alpine Environment, Eurac Research, Viale Druso 1, 39100 Bozen/Bolzano, Italy
Interests: agroecology; biodiversity; biological control; ecosystem services; landscape ecology; pollination
Interests: agroecology; biodiversity; biological control; ecosystem services; landscape ecology; pollination
Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
Interests: insect symbiosis; insect outbreaks; ecology and control of mosquitoes; biological control of insect pest; systematic; phylogeny and evolution of fruit flies
Interests: insect symbiosis; insect outbreaks; ecology and control of mosquitoes; biological control of insect pest; systematic; phylogeny and evolution of fruit flies
Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Newark, DE, USA
Interests: biological control; invasive species; population dynamics; mathematical modeling; trophic interactions; parasitoids; ecological risk assessment; behavioral ecology
Interests: biological control; invasive species; population dynamics; mathematical modeling; trophic interactions; parasitoids; ecological risk assessment; behavioral ecology
Department of Biology, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV 89557, USA
Interests: bee biology and behavior; bee-flower interactions; pollination ecology; nutritional ecology; coevolution
Interests: bee biology and behavior; bee-flower interactions; pollination ecology; nutritional ecology; coevolution
Assistant Professor of Department of Biology, University of Texas at Tyler, 3900 University Blvd., Tyler, TX 75799, USA
Interests: microbial ecology; molecular ecology; biology of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae); symbiosis
Interests: microbial ecology; molecular ecology; biology of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae); symbiosis
Department of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy
Interests: honey bees; beekeeping; honey bee pests; wild bees; social waps; pollination
Interests: honey bees; beekeeping; honey bee pests; wild bees; social waps; pollination
Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology, Department of Agricultural Science, University of the Peloponnese, Kalamata Campus, 24100 Antikalamos, Greece
Interests: integrated pest management of insect; biological control; toxicology; insecticide resistance
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Interests: integrated pest management of insect; biological control; toxicology; insecticide resistance
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Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Interests: environmental stressors; landscape ecology; insect-plant interaction; mating behaviour; cuticular hydrocarbons
Interests: environmental stressors; landscape ecology; insect-plant interaction; mating behaviour; cuticular hydrocarbons
Animal Phylogeny and Systematics Laboratory, Department of Biology, Kunsan National University, Gunsan, Jeonbuk 54150, Republic of Korea
Interests: aphids; braconids; co-evolution; invasive species; molecular ecology; molecular phylogeny; morphometrics; population genetics; systematics
Interests: aphids; braconids; co-evolution; invasive species; molecular ecology; molecular phylogeny; morphometrics; population genetics; systematics
Department of Forest Entomology, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Forest Research and Management Organization, Matsunosato 1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan
Interests: pest management; chemical control; chemical ecology; invasive species; social insects; wood-boring beetles
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Interests: pest management; chemical control; chemical ecology; invasive species; social insects; wood-boring beetles
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Department of Pharmacy, University General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: insect phenology; population modeling; economic entomology; insect bio-demography; insect ecology and sampling; integrated pest management; decision support systems; arthropod-vectors and epidemiology
Interests: insect phenology; population modeling; economic entomology; insect bio-demography; insect ecology and sampling; integrated pest management; decision support systems; arthropod-vectors and epidemiology
CREA Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Florence, Italy
Interests: insect sperm ultrastructure; biological control; pest management
Interests: insect sperm ultrastructure; biological control; pest management
Department of Plant Quarantine, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Gimcheon 39660, Republic of Korea
Interests: insecticide; fumigation; natural substances; and insects and plants interaction
Interests: insecticide; fumigation; natural substances; and insects and plants interaction
Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Firenze, Via Madonna del Piano 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
Interests: animal behavior; sexual selection; host-parasite interactions; chemical communication; social insects; social wasps; honey bee
Interests: animal behavior; sexual selection; host-parasite interactions; chemical communication; social insects; social wasps; honey bee
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
Interests: systematics; taxonomy; Hemiptera; aquatic Heteroptera; alien species
Interests: systematics; taxonomy; Hemiptera; aquatic Heteroptera; alien species
Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
Interests: aphids multitrophic interactions; aphid-parasitoid interactions; entomophagous insects; insect parasitoids; biological control; intraguild predation; aboveground-belowground interactions
Interests: aphids multitrophic interactions; aphid-parasitoid interactions; entomophagous insects; insect parasitoids; biological control; intraguild predation; aboveground-belowground interactions
Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Department of Animal Science, School of Animal Biosciences, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, GR-11855 Athens, Greece
Interests: ethnobotany; volatile organic compounds; natural products; phytochemistry; bioactive compounds
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Interests: ethnobotany; volatile organic compounds; natural products; phytochemistry; bioactive compounds
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Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Rome, Italy
Interests: forest ecosystem; citizen science; long term ecosystem research; conservation of Natura 2000 sites; monitoring of endangered species; saproxylic community
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Interests: forest ecosystem; citizen science; long term ecosystem research; conservation of Natura 2000 sites; monitoring of endangered species; saproxylic community
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RCIM, UPRES-EA2647 USC INRA 1330, SFR QUASAV 4207, Université d'Angers, 2 Bld Lavoisier, CEDEX 01, 49045 Angers, France
Interests: insect physiology; ion channels and receptors; mode of action of insecticides
Interests: insect physiology; ion channels and receptors; mode of action of insecticides
Biocenter, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
Interests: evolution; functional morphology; palaeoentomology
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Interests: evolution; functional morphology; palaeoentomology
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Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: circular economy; consumer acceptance of insects; rural development; multifunctional agriculture; social innovation
Interests: circular economy; consumer acceptance of insects; rural development; multifunctional agriculture; social innovation
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece
Interests: molecular biology; genomics; CRISPR/Cas; RNAi; Tephritidae; olfaction; transgenesis; genome editing
Interests: molecular biology; genomics; CRISPR/Cas; RNAi; Tephritidae; olfaction; transgenesis; genome editing
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
Interests: migration; dispersal; orientation; navigation; flight; animal architecture; cocoon construction; biomimetics
Interests: migration; dispersal; orientation; navigation; flight; animal architecture; cocoon construction; biomimetics
Faculty and Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sceince, The University of Tokyo, Furano 113-8657, Japan
Interests: saproxylic insects; invasive insect species; biological control; insect conservation; sustainable pest management; landscape ecology
Interests: saproxylic insects; invasive insect species; biological control; insect conservation; sustainable pest management; landscape ecology
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02131, USA
Interests: bumblebees; pollinator; social insect; pesticides
Interests: bumblebees; pollinator; social insect; pesticides
Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA
Interests: integrated pest management; insect ecology; plant–arthropod interactions
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Interests: integrated pest management; insect ecology; plant–arthropod interactions
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Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Interests: plant-insect interactions; pollination; herbivory; butterflies; functional traits
Interests: plant-insect interactions; pollination; herbivory; butterflies; functional traits
Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale F. Stagno d’Alcontres n. 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
Interests: taxonomy; phylogeny; distribution; Coleoptera; soil beetles; wood-boring beetles
Interests: taxonomy; phylogeny; distribution; Coleoptera; soil beetles; wood-boring beetles
Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
Interests: social insect; ant; life history
Interests: social insect; ant; life history
Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
Interests: ant taxonomy; ecology; evolution; Hymenoptera morphology
Interests: ant taxonomy; ecology; evolution; Hymenoptera morphology
