Integrated Pest Management—from Chemicals to Green Management—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Following the successful Volume 1 of the Special Issue “Integrated Pest Management—from Chemicals to Green Management,” we are excited to continue this series with Volume 2.

Insect pests cause significant damage to agricultural products worldwide and have evolved remarkable biological adaptations to withstand a variety of stress conditions. While chemical insecticides have long been central to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies, their widespread use has raised serious concerns, including resistance development, environmental pollution, and their effects on non-targets. With the introduction of new insecticides, the ongoing challenges necessitate a balanced approach that integrates chemical and green management options. The further development of IPM practices is critical to ensuring more sustainable pest control and environmental protection.

The Special Issue “Integrated Pest Management—from Chemicals to Green Management—2nd Edition" continues to explore these challenges and invites contributions that deepen our understanding of both chemical insecticide applications and innovative green management strategies. We welcome all types of submissions, including original research, reviews, mini-reviews, perspectives, methodologies, and opinion articles.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Recent advances in Integrated Pest Management.
2. Insecticide resistance development and associated fitness costs in insect pests.
3. The underlying resistance mechanisms of commonly used insecticides.
4. Insecticide-induced sublethal or hormetic effects on insect pests.
5. Transgenerational sublethal effects of insecticides: insights from biological and molecular perspectives.
6. Advances in nanodelivery systems for pesticides to increase toxicity and selectivity for controlling insect pests.
7. Genetic Pest Management.
8. Recent advances in nanocarrier-mediated RNAi of lethal genes to control insect pests.
9. Non-target effects of chemical insecticides affecting biological control services.

We look forward to your valuable contributions and to further expanding this important field of research.

Dr. Farman Ullah
Dr. Ghulam Murtaza
Prof. Dr. Yaobin Lu
Guest Editors

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