Frontiers in Insect Science

Original Research

Published on 12 Dec 2025

Life table variations in Wolbachia-transinfected (wMel & wAlbB strains) and uninfected Aedes aegypti: the role of various larval diets

Yazhini Gunasekaran
Vidhya Pachalil Thiruvoth
Sakthivel Annamalai
Vijayakumar Balakrishnan
Shriram Ananganallur Nagarajan
Manju Rahi

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1679816

1,200 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Nov 2025

The GPCR A35 regulates fecundity of Nilaparvata lugens Stål via juvenile hormone signaling

Minjuan Cao
Di Deng
Ziyue Mao
Zhirou Duan
Yuhang Sun
Xudong Zhao
Linquan Ge

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1719937

1,044 views

Editorial

Published on 24 Nov 2025

Editorial: Unravelling insect vector diversity: genetic and phenotypic insights from the Global South

Romina V. Piccinali
Ana L. Carbajal-de-la-Fuente
Julieta Nattero
Sebastián Pita
Carlos E. Almeida

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1734377

683 views

Review

Published on 19 Nov 2025

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

Carlos Pascacio-Villafán
Viridiana Tejada-Ortigoza
Allen Carson Cohen
Martín Aluja

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1674092

1,611 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Oct 2025

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

Mohamed Ouaarous
Hasnae Choukri
Asma Tika
Moez Amri
Adil Baouchi
Chaimae Ramdani
Nezha Ait Taadaouit
Rachid Boulamtat
Issam Meftah Kadmiri
Abderrahim Aasfar

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1666457

1,423 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Oct 2025

Gut microbial community structure of the adult citrus root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus

Imilce A. Rodriguez-Fernandez
Tasha M. Santiago-Rodriguez
Paola G. Figueroa-Pratts
Keislamarí Cintrón-Berríos
Nichole D. Rodriguez-Cornier
Gary A. Toranzos

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1676003

1,552 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Oct 2025

Biosystematics of Angulitermes dehraensis in the Northwestern Indomalayan region by integrating morphometrics and distributional data with DNA barcoding

Xiuhua Lv
Xiaoxia Zhang
Rashid Azad
Maid Zaman

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1695789

1,082 views

Perspective

Published on 23 Oct 2025

Increasing the use of biological pesticides in integrated pest management programs

Pamela G. Marrone

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1552361

4,906 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Oct 2025

Exploring curcumin and rosmarinic acid as potential antidotes for pesticide-induced harm to honey bees

Saeed Mohamadzade Namin
Tekalign Begna
Youngrak Kang
Daniel Bisrat
Arezoo Najarpoor
Delgermaa Ulziibayar
Mohammad Vatanparast
Chuleui Jung

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1673140

1,695 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Oct 2025

Morphology and distribution of sensilla on the antennae and mouthparts of adult Monochamus saltuarius Gebler (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Jianjun Wang
Jianguo Wang
Jingxian Wang
Xu Jiang
Shitan Ren
Chuanwang Cao

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1675406

1,431 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Oct 2025

Ascosphaera apis as a target for the antifungal activity of symbiotic Bifidobacteria in honey bees

Massimo Iorizzo
Sonia Ganassi
Bruno Testa
Licia Maria Di Donato
Gianluca Albanese
Mariantonietta Succi
Francesca Coppola
Rosaria Cozzolino
Cristina Matarazzo
Dalila Di Criscio

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1669013

2,348 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Oct 2025

Spodoptera frugiperda Smith fitness on four natural hosts using a two-sex life table in a controlled setting

Alia Tajdar
Chuan Cao
Waqar Jaleel
Syed Muhammad Zaka
Wangpeng Shi

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1548497

1,930 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Sep 2025

Strain‐specific quantification of Wolbachia density in subtropical Argentinean Aedes albopictus: effects of tissue location and longevity

Ailén Chuchuy
Marcela S. Rodriguero
M. Victoria Micieli

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1655459

1,605 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Sep 2025

GIWT-YOLO: an efficient multi-scale framework for real-time Scolytinae pests detection

Jingwei Liu
Yongke Li
Lei Wang
Yunjie Zhao
Bowen Mao
Pengying Wang

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1635439

1,720 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Sep 2025

Effects of pre-adult photoperiod experience on reproductive parameters of Chrysoperla nipponensis (Tjeder): potential implications for mass-rearing of natural enemies

Xue Kong
Minghui Xu
Haolin Li
Shaofeng Zhong
Dandan Li
Yongyu Xu
Zhenzhen Chen

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1680910

1,118 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 11 Sep 2025

Molecular insights into Aedes aegypti (L.) populations and vector surveillance in the urban areas of Jeddah and Jizan, Saudi Arabia

Shatha I. Alqurashi
Saad Murya Alqahtani
Khalid M. S. Alghamdi
Somia Eissa Sharawi
Habeeb Mansour Al-Solami
Abdullah G. Alghamdi
Hanan S. Alyahya
Hayat S. Al-Rashidi
Jazem A. Mahyoub

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1638582

2,082 views

Review

Published on 10 Sep 2025

State of the ant: how broad is our recent knowledge of Neotropical ant behavior?

Rosannette Quesada-Hidalgo
Yorlenis González
Dumas Gálvez
Peter R. Marting
Armando Castillo-Pimentel
Jane Aguilar
Stephen Cox
Carrie Smith
Sabrina Amador-Vargas

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1613264

2,687 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Sep 2025

Breaking symmetry: effects of habitat disturbance on flight-related traits of two Triatominae species

Federico G. Fiad
Julieta Nattero
Miriam Cardozo
Gisel V. Gigena
Ana López
Fernando Carezzano
David E. Gorla
Claudia S. Rodríguez

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1651021

1,331 views

Perspective

Published on 04 Sep 2025

Barrier or breach? Assessing swine housing features for mosquito threats

Christy J. Hanthorn
Lee W. Cohnstaedt
Natalia Cernicchiaro

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1606259

1,776 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Stage-resolved transcriptomic profiling of Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae) from egg to adult: molecular signatures of a notorious polyphagous fruit-fly pest

Daniel Cerqueda-García
Ixchel Osorio-Paz
Javier Carpinteyro-Ponce
Enrique Ibarra-Laclette
Alma Altúzar-Molina
Martín Aluja

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1618382

1,917 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 29 Aug 2025

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

Xiaomeng Zhang
Rujia Huang
Yubin Chen
Wang Li
Xueqing Zhang
Jianghao Yang
Jun Lv

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1621855

1,440 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Panoramic view of diversity and function of cuticular proteins in insects and mosquitoes biology

Yamini Thakur
Sanjay Tevatiya
Gaurav Kumar
Meenakshi Jeena
Vaishali Verma
Rajnikant Dixit
Shweta Pasi
Alex Eapen
Jaspreet Kaur

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1602055

3,672 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Gut microbiota variability in dung beetles: prokaryotes vary according to the phylogeny of the host species while fungi vary according to the diet

Gianluca Natta
Samuele Voyron
Erica Lumini
Alex Laini
Angela Roggero
Alessandro Fiorito
Claudia Palestrini
Antonio Rolando

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1639013

1,856 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Aug 2025

Formulation and evaluation of the efficacy of an artificial larval diet for rearing various species of flies under laboratory conditions

Francesco Defilippo
M. Denise Gemmellaro
Annalisa Grisendi
Vito Tranquillo
Antonio Lavazza
Michele Dottori
Ana Moreno

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1630472

2,360 views
1 citation

296 Publications

volumes

Volume 5 - 2025

Life table variations in Wolbachia-transinfected (wMel & wAlbB strains) and uninfected Aedes aegypti: the role of various larval diets

The GPCR A35 regulates fecundity of Nilaparvata lugens Stål via juvenile hormone signaling

Editorial: Unravelling insect vector diversity: genetic and phenotypic insights from the Global South

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)

Gut microbial community structure of the adult citrus root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus

Biosystematics of Angulitermes dehraensis in the Northwestern Indomalayan region by integrating morphometrics and distributional data with DNA barcoding

Increasing the use of biological pesticides in integrated pest management programs

Exploring curcumin and rosmarinic acid as potential antidotes for pesticide-induced harm to honey bees

Morphology and distribution of sensilla on the antennae and mouthparts of adult Monochamus saltuarius Gebler (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Ascosphaera apis as a target for the antifungal activity of symbiotic Bifidobacteria in honey bees

Spodoptera frugiperda Smith fitness on four natural hosts using a two-sex life table in a controlled setting

Strain‐specific quantification of Wolbachia density in subtropical Argentinean Aedes albopictus: effects of tissue location and longevity

GIWT-YOLO: an efficient multi-scale framework for real-time Scolytinae pests detection

Effects of pre-adult photoperiod experience on reproductive parameters of Chrysoperla nipponensis (Tjeder): potential implications for mass-rearing of natural enemies

Molecular insights into Aedes aegypti (L.) populations and vector surveillance in the urban areas of Jeddah and Jizan, Saudi Arabia

State of the ant: how broad is our recent knowledge of Neotropical ant behavior?

Breaking symmetry: effects of habitat disturbance on flight-related traits of two Triatominae species

Barrier or breach? Assessing swine housing features for mosquito threats

Stage-resolved transcriptomic profiling of Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae) from egg to adult: molecular signatures of a notorious polyphagous fruit-fly pest

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

Panoramic view of diversity and function of cuticular proteins in insects and mosquitoes biology

Gut microbiota variability in dung beetles: prokaryotes vary according to the phylogeny of the host species while fungi vary according to the diet

Formulation and evaluation of the efficacy of an artificial larval diet for rearing various species of flies under laboratory conditions