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Recruiting specialty chief editors for Frontiers in Insect Science

Frontiers in Insect Science invites applications for the position of specialty chief editor in 'Insect Economics' and 'Insect Systematics' to provide leadership and advance research excellence in these important fields.

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Call for papers: '25-Year Anniversary of RNAi for Pest Management'

Celebrate 25 years of RNAi in pest management! Led by field chief editor Prof. Reddy Palli, this collection invites submissions on RNAi mechanisms, delivery, pest resistance, and regulatory perspectives. Submit to our anniversary collection today.

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Insect Economics

Submit your research

Author guidelines

Editor guidelines

Peer review

Publishing fees

Journal notices

Recruiting specialty chief editors for Frontiers in Insect Science

Call for papers: '25-Year Anniversary of RNAi for Pest Management'

Sponsorship opportunities for 2026 entomology conferences and seminars

Host a Research Topic with Frontiers in Insect Science

Frontiers FAIR² now open!

Editors

s.reddy palli

julio s bernal

frank chidawanyika

dariusz j. gwiazdowicz

Articles

Evaluating the Nutrient and Fatty Acid Profiles of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) Raised on Various Diets in Thailand

3D printing approaches to simulate natural diets for insects with implications for domestication and mass-rearing

Grain yield loss and seed nutritional quality alteration in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) caused by the stem borer Lixus algirus L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Complete mitochondrial genome of Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) reared on sauce-flavor Daqu

Research Topics

Tropical Entomophagy for Human Nutrition

Women in Insect Science, Volume II

Rearing, Health, and Disease Management of Special Economic Animals: Paving the Way for a Sustainable Special Economy through Animal Agriculture

Pest-Smart Strategies For Improved Eco-Efficiency In Agriculture, Forestry And Communities