Frontiers in Insect Science | New and Recent Articles https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/insect-science RSS Feed for Frontiers in Insect Science | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-09-07T10:44:42.52+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1887426 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1887426 <![CDATA[Larval diet-mediated morphological trait and Wolbachia density variation in Wolbachia-transinfected (wMel and wAlbB) and Wolbachia-free Aedes aegypti mosquitoes]]> 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z Original Research Aravind ReviYazhini GunasekaranVidhya Pachalil ThiruvothAmala RamasamyWaseema ArifManimaran KuppusamyDevi VenugopalKayalvizhi EbinezarEsther BakianathanAlosia EssoudassePavithra ParandamaneAmrutha VijayanTamilselvan AnbazhaganEsther Nirmala MaryHemasankar RamkumarAnanganallur Nagarajan ShriramManju Rahi https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1867923 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1867923 <![CDATA[Short-term temperature fluctuations show minimal effects on worker gut microbiota in Bombus terrestris under controlled conditions]]> 2026-08-28T00:00:00Z Original Research Nuria Blasco-LavillaAndrés García-ReinaAlejandro López-LópezPilar De la Rúa https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1871985 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1871985 <![CDATA[Tropilaelaps mercedesae: an emerging global threat to apiculture – a comprehensive review]]> 2026-08-26T00:00:00Z Review Mojtaba EsmaeilySunho KwonEsmaeil BabaeianChuleui Jung https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1917728 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1917728 <![CDATA[The efficacy of commercially available essential oil-based candles as spatial repellents against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes – do they actually repel?]]> 2026-08-26T00:00:00Z Original Research April D. LopezClaudia J. GalvanF. Omar HolguinChristopher J. SrokaImmo A. Hansen https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1913734 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1913734 <![CDATA[Thermal performance curves and age-stage, two-sex life table of Dermatophagoides farinae (Acari: Pyroglyphidae): baseline data for climate change impact assessment]]> 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z Original Research Zhimin XuXu ZhangZhibin LinHuiquan LinYongwen LinHaiming Cai https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1912427 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1912427 <![CDATA[Screening, optimization and artificial recombination of dsRNA fragments for RNAi-mediated pest resistance in Apolygus lucorum]]> 2026-08-18T00:00:00Z Original Research Juan LuoQianqian GuoRuyi HuMengjun ZhangGuirong WangBin Yang https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1911294 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1911294 <![CDATA[Salivary gland microbiome of Anopheles gambiae: a mini-review of acquisition, composition, and functional significance]]> 2026-08-17T00:00:00Z Mini Review Celestina O. OlafusiIsrael S. AfolabiOlubanke O. Ogunlana https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1868457 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1868457 <![CDATA[Novel dsRNA designs increase the stability and bioefficacy of RNAi-based pesticides for Varroa destructor]]> 2026-08-17T00:00:00Z Original Research Biko K. MuitaJames E. DamayoEmily J. RemnantNeil A. SmithIan K. GreavesAmol B. GhodkeNagalingam KumaranJohn M. K. Roberts https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1832786 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1832786 <![CDATA[No single host is optimal: effects of fruit species on development and adult performance in Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae)]]> 2026-08-17T00:00:00Z Original Research Franco PacelliMaría Josefina RuizFrancisco DevescoviAna Laura NussenbaumMicaela Soledad GarbalenaGuillermo Enrique BachmannFabián Horacio MillaMaría Teresa VeraDiego Fernando Segura https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1913379 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1913379 <![CDATA[Comparative transcriptomic analysis of functional and metabolic changes in mass-reared and wild Anastrepha ludens Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae)]]> 2026-08-17T00:00:00Z Original Research Carlos Eduardo Aguilar-CastilloObdulia Lourdes Segura-LeónJuan Cibrián-TovarHéctor González-HernándezJuan Núñez-FarfánBrenda Torres-Huerta https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1896449 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1896449 <![CDATA[Traits analysis of an aphid-killing Pantoea agglomerans strain for use in biological control]]> 2026-08-14T00:00:00Z Original Research Alisa HamidovićNell GhisdalLinda DhondtInès PonsThomas DagbertMey JerbiJérôme AmbroiseBertrand BearzattoJean-Luc GalaThierry HanceFrançois Renoz https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1916560 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1916560 <![CDATA[Cooling rate affects supercooling points of overwintering spotted lanternfly eggs]]> 2026-08-13T00:00:00Z Brief Research Report Clarissa DahlAngie AmbournRobert C. Venette https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1869625 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1869625 <![CDATA[Targeting elongation factor 2 in Anopheles gambiae: molecular insights and implications for malaria vector control]]> 2026-08-13T00:00:00Z Mini Review Adebanke E. OgundipeFabrice B. KernyuyTitilope M. DokunmuEmeka E. IwealaOlubanke O. Ogunlana https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1869943 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1869943 <![CDATA[Characterization and typology of beekeeping systems: a case study in the district of Tamburco, Apurímac, Peru]]> 2026-08-11T00:00:00Z Original Research Alex Ñahui-SayagoDelmer Zea GonzalesRutniss Alecy Vasquez-OnzuetaNilton César Gómez UrviolaJosé Américo Saucedo-UriarteLizeth A. Heredia-Vilchez https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1891174 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1891174 <![CDATA[Seasonal dynamics of honey bee pathogens and Varroa destructor infestation in South Korea: results from a National Active Surveillance Program]]> 2026-08-11T00:00:00Z Original Research Jang-Hyeon KimSe-Ji LeeJi-Yeon KimMi-Sun YooSo Youn YounYun Sang ChoHyang-Sim Lee https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1869174 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1869174 <![CDATA[Potential for gene silencing by piwi-interacting RNA in three lepidopterans]]> 2026-08-10T00:00:00Z Original Research Santosh PoudelKevin QuitoMosharrof MondalKiran NawazWilliam Benjamin WalkerAlex Sutton Flynt https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1856335 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1856335 <![CDATA[Checklist of edible insects and their marketability: improving rural livelihood in Imo State, Nigeria via insect consumption and marketing]]> 2026-08-07T00:00:00Z Original Research John I. IwunzeBertram E. B. NwokeMicheal O. NwachukwuVenatius C. S. UbahGerald M. UgaguNnedinma N. NnodimMurphy C. NwokeOzioma P. UgwuegbulamChizoba Chidera AmaechiOnyinyechi C. NdubuezeSamuel M. DadiKelechi K. OkwaraGospel U. NzewuiheUdoaku C. EgbeWilliams NonguOnyinyechi G. JohnGoodluck E. Alisi https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1883891 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1883891 <![CDATA[Banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa (Hemiptera: Aphididae): ecology and implications for the integrated management of banana bunchy top disease]]> 2026-08-05T00:00:00Z Original Research Geofrey OgwalWalter OcimatiElizabeth KearsleyGuy Blomme https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1872725 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1872725 <![CDATA[Evaluation of CPP and LDH nanocarriers for dsRNA efficiency in Brassicogethes aeneus]]> 2026-08-04T00:00:00Z Original Research Triin KallavusLy PoroskLiina SoonvaldApurva Vikas SabnisSilva VilumetsRiina KaasikJonathan WillowClauvis Nji Tizi TaningKristof De SchutterMargus PoogaEve Veromann https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1862257 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2026.1862257 <![CDATA[Expression and RNAi characterization of neuropeptides underlying developmental regulation in the Colorado potato beetle]]> 2026-08-03T00:00:00Z Original Research Emma E. TerrisSophie M. VerkoulenRussell L. GrovesSteven MoenSean D. SchovilleMorgan WeissnerUmut Toprak