The Efficacy of Insecticides and Botanicals Against Pests—2nd Edition
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450). This special issue belongs to the section "Insect Pest and Vector Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 218
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Interests: cell biology; biochemistry and insect physiology; toxicology on insects and ecological populations
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Dear Colleagues,
Insect pests cause important constraints to agriculture and forestry, reducing food yields and quality. Integrated pest management (IPM) is a strategy that focuses on the use of a combination of techniques to control insects and the damage they cause. In particular, chemical control is the dominant method utilized in IPM programs and is designed to reduce insect populations that negatively impact crops and new molecules and more rational and natural products acting selectively on pests have been introduced to control insects. Given the success of the previous Special Issue, entitled “The Efficacy of Insecticides and Botanicals Against Pests”, we are pleased to launch a second edition on the same topic, covering agricultural, silvicultural, and vetereinary and medical pest control to establish management strategies for insect populations. This Special Issue is dedicated to the insecticide efficacy of synthetic and natural molecules (e.g., chemical insecticides, plant extracts, essential oils, and bacterial and fungal metabolites). Research efforts shedding light on their evaluation in the field, their modes of action, the behavioral changes they result in at sublethal doses, and their non-target effects are all welcomed. Research items may include natural products, studies of modes of action, and insecticide toxicology and biochemistry. Original research articles and reviews are welcome. We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Luis Carlos Martinez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- advances in insecticide modes of action
- chemical insecticides
- insecticidal action and pest control
- laboratory and field insecticide evaluation
- natural products
- lethal and sublethal effects
- plant extracts and essential oils
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