Insect Pest and Vector Management
A section of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).
Section Information
The Section “Insect Pest and Vector Management” covers all aspects of research focusing on the development of tools and methods for mitigation of arthropod pests, including pathogen vectors. The Section welcomes investigations dealing with all crops and commodities, including those relating to forestry, urban and stored product environments, or pests affecting humans and/or livestock. Mechanism-driven investigations that elucidate modes of action of pest control methods and tools, as well as interactions between pests and their environment, are encouraged. Investigations that evaluate a particular pest management tool should endeavor to explain how that tool affects crop damage via effects on pest density, crop suitability and acceptability to the pest, and/or the time of interaction between the pest and crop. Economically driven investigations within the framework of the basic principles of integrated pest management are also encouraged. A broad spectrum of topics will be covered, including cultural and biological control, plant tolerance and resistance, chemical control, and biorational pesticide alternatives, such as semiochemicals, entomopathogens, and other biopesticides. Investigations spanning the fundamental–applied science continuum are welcome, ranging from purely field-driven research to the development of methods and applications of biotechnology.
For manuscripts related to plants or natural compounds, please include:
(1) Active ingredients or constituents of the plant (either determined or presented) and its toxicity;
(2) Development of LD50 or LC50 values for the extracts;
(3) Comparison of the extract toxicity against some standard currently used insecticides;
(4) A field-based test to complement the laboratory toxicity investigation.
Keywords
- monitoring
- economic threshold, injury level
- pest ecology
- biocontrol
- insect toxicology
- behavioral manipulations
- integrated resistance management
- arthropod–pathogen interactions
- regulatory practices and quarantine
- predator–prey interactions
- classical, augmentation, and conservation biological control
- pesticide resistance
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- From Insect Pheromones to Mating Disruption: Theory and Practice (Volume II) (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
- Combining Biological Control and Sterile Insect Technique to Enhance Invasive Pest Species Management (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Biology, Ecology and Control of Synanthropic Flies (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Alternatives to Chemical Approaches for the Management of Insect Pests in Post Harvest (Deadline: 1 July 2023)
- Integrated Pest Management of Crop (Deadline: 1 July 2023)
- Ecology and Pest Management of Palm Insects (Deadline: 1 July 2023)
- Arthropod Natural Enemies of Bees (Deadline: 15 July 2023)
- Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae): Biology, Ecology, Monitoring, and Integrated Pest Management (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Recent Advances in Migrant Insect Pests (Deadline: 25 August 2023)
- Invasive Arthropod Pests - Volume II (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Natural Metabolites as Biocontrol Agents of Insect Pests (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Advances in Urban Pest Management in Europe (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea): Biology, Ecology and Behavior (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Integrated Management of Public Health Pests (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Locusts and Grasshoppers: Bionomics, Distribution, and Population Management (Deadline: 1 September 2023)
- Production and Application of Insect Pathogens in Biological Pest Control (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- Biological Control in Temperate Orchards (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- The Efficacy of Insecticides and Botanicals against Pests (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Resistance of Pests to Insecticidal Proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Biology, Ecology, and Management of the Coffee Berry Borer (Hypothenemus hampei) (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Integrated Management and Impact of Stored-Product Pests (Deadline: 2 November 2023)
- Sterile Insect Technique and Mosquito Control (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Environmentally-Friendly Pest Control Approaches for Invasive Insects (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Integrated Pest Management in Agricultural Crops and Forest Ecosystems (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Insect Ecology: New Agroecosystem Design and Management for Ecosystem Services (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Diversity and Abundance of Predators and Parasitoids of Insect Pests (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Management of True Weevil (Curculionidae) Pests and Beneficial Species (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Insecticide Resistance (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests in Agroecosystems (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advance in Biology and Management of Termites—In Memory of Professor Yoshimura
- Advancing the Use of Plant Volatile in Biological Control of Insects and Weeds
- Balancing Nature: Biological Control Introductions for Invasive Insect Pests and Weeds
- Biocontrol and Behavioral Approaches to Manage Invasive Insects
- Biology and Control of the Invasive Red-Necked Longhorn Beetle Aromia bungii
- Biology and Management of Sap-Sucking Pests
- Improving IPM of Specialty Crop Pests and Global Food Security
- Integrated Pest Management in Arable and Open Field Horticultural Crops
- Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Horticultural Crops
- Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology
- Psyllid Vectors: From Genetics to Pest Integrated Management
- Stored-Product Pests: Biology, Ecology, Behavior and Integrated Management
- Surveillance Tools and Monitoring Strategies for Native and Exotic Forest Insects
- The Borderless "Bug" Characterization of Invasive Insect Species: The First Step for Their Control