@Insects_MDPI

/Insects/ is an #openaccess journal, indexed by #SCIE , PMC and Scopus with an Impact Factor of 3.0, ranking 17/110 (Q1) in #entomology category.

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🌍 Where next? Models project expanding ranges for many of 15 invasive pests. 👉 Open Access: brnw.ch/21x6EIN #mdpiinsects #ClimateChange #IPM
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🌿 Aphid scents, connected: VOC·BIO links 81 published features to their contexts. 👉 Open Access: brnw.ch/21x6EEM #mdpiinsects #OpenScience #Insects
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🐝 Spring boost? One tested pollen substitute best supported colony growth. 👉 Open Access: brnw.ch/21x6DR7 #mdpiinsects #Bees #Apiculture
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🍅 A useful predator? Arma custos cut damaged leaves by 60% in greenhouse cages. 👉 Open Access: brnw.ch/21x6DOH #mdpiinsects #Biocontrol #IPM
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🥜 Safer storage? A Georgia survey found insect damage and aflatoxin in peanuts. 👉 Open Access: brnw.ch/21x6CA7 #mdpiinsects #FoodSafety #IPM
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👃 Same scent, two sensors: armyworm receptors detect benzaldehyde differently. 👉 Open Access: brnw.ch/21x6CtV #mdpiinsects #Entomology #IPM
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📣 #ENTOMO2027 abstracts are open! 📍 Budapest | 28 Sep–1 Oct 2027 🦋 Oral & poster presentations 📅 Deadline: 9 Apr 2027 📝 brnw.ch/21x6C5G #Entomology #mdpiinsects
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🌾 Which test matters? Two protocols gave different phosphine-resistance verdicts. 👉 Open Access: mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/10/802 #mdpiinsects #FoodSecurity #IPM

Assessment of Phosphine Resistance in Major Stored-Product Insects in Greece Using Two Diagnostic...

Post-harvest losses due to insect infestation and spoilage by bacteria and molds pose significant challenges to global cereal production. This study investigates the prevalence of resistance to...

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⏳ Call for papers: protecting pollinators in human-shaped landscapes. 📅 31 Oct 2026 🔗 brnw.ch/21x6AMc #mdpiinsects #Pollinators
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🐝 What shapes bee communities? Landscape links varied by bee group and scale. 👉 Open Access: mdpi.com/2075-4450/17/10/105… #mdpiinsects #Pollinators #Ecology

Effects of Landscape Features on Wild Bee Assemblages in Agricultural Areas

Agricultural intensification alters landscape functionality by reducing habitat heterogeneity and resource availability for wild bees. Despite extensive research on semi-natural habitats as important...

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🌡️ How does climate shape vector immunity and pathogen transmission? 🦟 For #OpenAccessWeek, submit research or reviews to our Special Issue! 📅 Deadline: 31 March 2027 brnw.ch/21x6A8r #mdpiinsects #VectorImmunology
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🌽 Corn pest on the move? A 2024 study first documented corn leafhoppers in Oklahoma. 👉 Open Access: mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/10/778 #mdpiinsects #Agriculture #IPM

First Report of Dalbulus maidis (DeLong and Wolcott) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Oklahoma

The corn leafhopper, Dalbulus maidis (DeLong and Wolcott) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), is an invasive insect that can cause damage to maize (Zea mays L.) in two ways: by direct feeding and the transm...

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⏳ Call for papers: sap-sucking pest biology and sustainable management. 📅 30 Nov 2026 🔗 brnw.ch/21x6z8T #mdpiinsects #IPM
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🦋 Who flies lower? Rainy-season understorey sex ratios shifted toward females. 👉 Open Access: mdpi.com/2075-4450/17/10/105… #mdpiinsects #Ecology #Insects

Butterfly Female Proportion Increases in the Understorey During the Rainy Season in a Tropical Dry...

Vertical stratification is common among tropical forest butterflies. While the phenomenon has been broadly studied with respect to taxonomy and morphology, less is known about how seasons affect...

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🧬 A defense switch? Silencing BmToll9-1 weakened silkworm antibacterial activity. 👉 Open Access: mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/9/643 #mdpiinsects #Immunity #RNAi

BmToll9-1 Is a Positive Regulator of the Immune Response in the Silkworm Bombyx mori

Toll receptors are involved in the development and innate immunity of insects. BmToll9-1 is an important immune receptor in the Toll pathway. Previous studies have focused on its role as a receptor...

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⏳ Call for papers: chemical ecology for sustainable pest control. 📅 30 Nov 2026 🔗 brnw.ch/21x6xwb #mdpiinsects #IPM
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🦋 Heat disrupted summer monarchs' righting responses; no magnetic bias emerged. 👉 Open Access: mdpi.com/2075-4450/17/10/105… #mdpiinsects #Ecology #Insects

Summer Eastern North American Monarchs Do Not Use Magnetic Field for Directionality but Extreme...

Summer Eastern North American monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) represent one leg of the annual multi-generational migratory-range expansion cycle of monarchs in North America, as they spread...

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🌿 IPM partners? Bt and B. bassiana were most compatible with both parasitoids. 👉 Open Access: mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/7/467 #mdpiinsects #Biocontrol #IPM

Compatibility of Bioinsecticides with Parasitoids for Enhanced Integrated Pest Management of...

Drosophila suzukii and Tuta absoluta are successful biological invaders of agroecosystems. Their integrated pest management (IPM) programs involve the release and/or conservation of natural enemies....

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🧬 Why so large? Repeats make up 79.7% of the chestnut gall wasp genome. 👉 Open Access: mdpi.com/2075-4450/17/10/104… #mdpiinsects #Genomics #Insects

Repeat-Rich Architecture and Gene Duplication Characterize the Expanded Genome of the Chestnut Gall...

Dryocosmus kuriphilus, the chestnut gall wasp, is a globally invasive pest that reproduces by thelytokous parthenogenesis. Despite the absence of conventional sexual recombination, the species has...

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🎙️ What makes a strong paper? Prof. Guido Favia shares his vision for medical entomology. 👉 brnw.ch/21x6v9l #mdpiinsects #VectorControl
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