Frontiers in Insect Science

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

Sensitivity to Cuticular Hydrocarbons Across the Odorant Receptor Family in the Indian Jumping Ant, Harpegnathos saltator

Røskva Tórhalsdóttir
Benjamin I Morris
Aiden Masters
Bogdan Sieriebriennikov
Amatullah Tawawalla
Lydia F Naughton
Deanna Cannizzaro
Jenna Longo
Kendall Ham
Bri Pomonis

Frontiers in Insect Science

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

Enhancing the delivery and stability of lipid nanoparticle–dsRNA formulations in the RNAi-recalcitrant fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)

Marcel Kaarow
Leonie Graser
Eileen Knorr
Anton G. Windfelder
Pascal Geisler
Frank Steiniger
Markus Oberpaul
Andreas Vilcinskas
Christoph Hellmann

Frontiers in Insect Science

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 02 Mar 2026

Preventing Spread of the Invasive Spotted Lanternfly via Texture-Based Automated Egg Detection

Karla Negrete
Rhys Butler
Emily Wallis
Emily Magnani
Melissa Benzinger Mcglynn
Matthew Mcdonald
Nicolas Alvarez
Maureen Tang

Frontiers in Insect Science

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) associated with fruit orchards in the province of Luya, Amazonas, Peru

Enistein Reyna Rivera
Vilma Aguilar Rafael
Wagner Meza-Maicelo
Henry W. Santillan Culquimboz
Duber Banda-Martinez
Luis Cubas Vasquez
Santos Leiva-Espinoza

Frontiers in Insect Science

Review

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Bibliometric Trends and Emerging Frontiers in RNA Interference Research for Mosquito Control (2010–2025)

Nina Ghislaine Yensii
Kernyuy Fabrice Banadzem
Theophilus Nang Wakai
Titilope Modupe Dokunmu
Olubanke Olujoke Ogunlana

Frontiers in Insect Science

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2026

Phylogenetic Insights into the Diversification of Cutting Strategies in Leaf-Cutting Ants

Andrés Fernando Sánchez Restrepo
Viviana A Confalonieri
Luis A Calcaterra

Frontiers in Insect Science

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Feb 2026

Proteomic analysis of dimorphic sperm in the Cabbage White Butterfly, Pieris rapae

Melissa Plakke
Katherine McLaughlin
Timothy Karr
James Richmond Walters

Frontiers in Insect Science

Original Research

Published on 25 Feb 2026

Engineering smallholder common bean cropping systems with flowering plants increases hoverfly populations and crop yields

Yamikani Kaliwo
Ellen Kumchenga
Yolice L. B Tembo
Trust Kasambala Donga
Vernon H. Kabambe
Philip C. Stevenson
Steven R. Belmain

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1684424

443 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Feb 2026

Spatial coexistence of invasive ants in fragmented urban habitats of their native range

Ignacio J. Muñoz
Agustín Alvarez Costa
Pablo E. Schilman
Luis A. Calcaterra

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1776153

191 views

Original Research

Accepted on 23 Feb 2026

Thermal Influence on Life History Traits and Population Parameters of the Olive Moth, Prays oleae (Bernard) (Lepidoptera: Praydidae): Implications for Temperature-Based Pest Management

Mohamed El Aalaoui
Mohamed Sbaghi

Frontiers in Insect Science

Original Research

Published on 23 Feb 2026

Blood feeding-induced transcriptomic changes in the hard tick Ixodes persulcatus

Yihan Lou
Bin Wu
Wenwu Yao
Chuanxi Zhang
Haijun Xu
X. Frank Yang
Xuechao Zhang
Zhangnv Yang

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1669026

177 views

Mini Review

Accepted on 20 Feb 2026

Advances in male sex separation for the support of mosquito control programs

Molly Duman-Scheel

Frontiers in Insect Science

Original Research

Accepted on 20 Feb 2026

Evaluating the new product Norroa™ against Varroa destructor in managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies

Devan Rawn
Cody Prouty
Asmita Gautam
Matthew Jamison
Win Talton
Katie Youngs
Kenneth Edwin Narva
Brian Manley
Cameron Jack

Frontiers in Insect Science

172 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Temperature-dependent developmental modeling of protophormia terraenovae (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and its application in PMI inference

Yali Guo
Yuequn Niu
Bo Wang
Zhou Li
Minghao Zhang
JiaHao Guo
Jifeng Cai
Fanming Meng

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1774730

215 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Feb 2026

Influence of egg traits on parasitism by Trichogramma chilonis Ishii, 1941 and Telenomus remus Nixon, 1937 against Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith, 1797)

Kushal Giri
Min Raj Pokhrel
Ghanashyam Bhandari

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1749736

545 views

Editorial

Accepted on 16 Feb 2026

Pest-Smart Strategies for Improved Eco-Efficiency in Agriculture, Forestry, and Communities

George Frisvold
Thomas M. Chappell
Ashfaq Sial
Roger D. Magarey

Frontiers in Insect Science

Correction

Published on 12 Feb 2026

Correction: Evaluating the nutrient and fatty acid profiles of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) raised on various diets in Thailand

Sarayut Pittarate
Chaiwat Arjin
Perumal Vivekanandhan
Kannan Swathy
Chun-I Chiu
Supamit Mekchay
Patipan Hnokaew
Apinya Sartsook
Thanandon Siripan
Korawan Sringarm

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1794283

136 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Feb 2026

Recombinant cystatin ingestion by Diaphorina citri reduces insect survival: insights into the HLB host–bacteria interaction (D. citri–CLas) focused on DcCathL studies

Sâmara V. Rocha
Chiara Bernardini
Poulami Sarkar
Chun-Yi Lin
Karina Fan
João Paulo R. Marques
Juan C. Cifuentes-Arenas
Maria Cristina S. Pranchevicius
Nelson A. Wulff
Fabrício J. Jaciani

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1700002

1,024 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2026

First host record of stylopization of a worker ant, Ectatomma edentatum (Formicidae: Ectatomminae), by a Myrmecolacidae (Strepsiptera)

André L. Marambaia
Jacques H. C. Delabie
Favízia F. de Oliveira
Jeyaraney Kathirithamby

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1762540

478 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Feb 2026

Toxicity across food webs: effects of karanja oil on greenhouse whitefly on tomato and two commercial biocontrol agents

César Cabra-Arias
Juli Carrillo

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1711812

681 views

Correction

Published on 04 Feb 2026

Correction: The application of DNA markers in population genetics of mosquitoes: a comprehensive review

Frontiers Production Office

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1794514

268 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Feb 2026

Comparative volatile profiling of mango (Mangifera indica) and its role in mediating chemoecological behaviour of mango pulp weevil (Sternochetus frigidus)

Sayesta Mehejaveen Begum
Badal Bhattacharyya
Shimantini Borkataki
Bikash Hazarika
Dhanalakhi Gogoi
K Sindhura Bhairavi
Inee Gogoi

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1724749

551 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Feb 2026

Review of the genus Hierodula Burmeister (Mantodea: Mantidae) in Iran

Zohreh Mirzaee
Martin Wiemers
Thomas Schmitt
Valeriy Govorov
Evgeny Shcherbakov

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1757219

612 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jan 2026

Morphometric and Molecular insights into Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel, 1912) (Diptera: Tephritidae) infestation on Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk. (Indian Jujube)

Kavin Palanivelu
Usharani Balakrishanan
Kamala Jayanthi Pagadala Damodaram
Suresh Krishnasamy
Sandeep Singh
Arul Dhayalan

Frontiers in Insect Science

148 views

308 Publications

volumes

Volume 6 - 2026

Sensitivity to Cuticular Hydrocarbons Across the Odorant Receptor Family in the Indian Jumping Ant, Harpegnathos saltator

Enhancing the delivery and stability of lipid nanoparticle–dsRNA formulations in the RNAi-recalcitrant fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)

Preventing Spread of the Invasive Spotted Lanternfly via Texture-Based Automated Egg Detection

Fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) associated with fruit orchards in the province of Luya, Amazonas, Peru

Bibliometric Trends and Emerging Frontiers in RNA Interference Research for Mosquito Control (2010–2025)

Phylogenetic Insights into the Diversification of Cutting Strategies in Leaf-Cutting Ants

Proteomic analysis of dimorphic sperm in the Cabbage White Butterfly, Pieris rapae

Engineering smallholder common bean cropping systems with flowering plants increases hoverfly populations and crop yields

Spatial coexistence of invasive ants in fragmented urban habitats of their native range

Thermal Influence on Life History Traits and Population Parameters of the Olive Moth, Prays oleae (Bernard) (Lepidoptera: Praydidae): Implications for Temperature-Based Pest Management

Blood feeding-induced transcriptomic changes in the hard tick Ixodes persulcatus

Advances in male sex separation for the support of mosquito control programs

Evaluating the new product Norroa™ against Varroa destructor in managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies

Temperature-dependent developmental modeling of protophormia terraenovae (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and its application in PMI inference

Influence of egg traits on parasitism by Trichogramma chilonis Ishii, 1941 and Telenomus remus Nixon, 1937 against Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith, 1797)

Pest-Smart Strategies for Improved Eco-Efficiency in Agriculture, Forestry, and Communities

Correction: Evaluating the nutrient and fatty acid profiles of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) raised on various diets in Thailand

Recombinant cystatin ingestion by Diaphorina citri reduces insect survival: insights into the HLB host–bacteria interaction (D. citri–CLas) focused on DcCathL studies

First host record of stylopization of a worker ant, Ectatomma edentatum (Formicidae: Ectatomminae), by a Myrmecolacidae (Strepsiptera)

Toxicity across food webs: effects of karanja oil on greenhouse whitefly on tomato and two commercial biocontrol agents

Correction: The application of DNA markers in population genetics of mosquitoes: a comprehensive review

Comparative volatile profiling of mango (Mangifera indica) and its role in mediating chemoecological behaviour of mango pulp weevil (Sternochetus frigidus)

Review of the genus Hierodula Burmeister (Mantodea: Mantidae) in Iran

Morphometric and Molecular insights into Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel, 1912) (Diptera: Tephritidae) infestation on Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk. (Indian Jujube)