OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Pest Science is 9. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
When is it biological control? A framework of definitions, mechanisms, and classifications	122
Insect pest monitoring with camera-equipped traps: strengths and limitations	118
Integrated pest management of Tuta absoluta: practical implementations across different world regions	110
Interactions among Norway spruce, the bark beetle Ips typographus and its fungal symbionts in times of drought	79
Recent advances toward the sustainable management of invasive Xylosandrus ambrosia beetles	52
Predicting climate change impacts on potential worldwide distribution of fall armyworm based on CMIP6 projections	51
Mechanisms and management of acaricide resistance for Tetranychus urticae in agroecosystems	49
Encapsulation of Carlina acaulis essential oil and carlina oxide to develop long-lasting mosquito larvicides: microemulsions versus nanoemulsions	47
Antibiotics increased host insecticide susceptibility via collapsed bacterial symbionts reducing detoxification metabolism in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens	37
A first greenhouse application of bacteria-expressed and nanocarrier-delivered RNA pesticide for Myzus persicae control	36
Bird-mediated effects of pest control services on crop productivity: a global synthesis	35
Potential host ranges of three Asian larval parasitoids of Drosophila suzukii	35
Streamlining leaf damage rating scales for the fall armyworm on maize	35
Detection of the spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, in continental sub-Saharan Africa	33
Implementation of RNAi-based arthropod pest control: environmental risks, potential for resistance and regulatory considerations	32
Effect of entomopathogenic fungi introduced as corn endophytes on the development, reproduction, and food preference of the invasive fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda	31
Genetic diversity of whitefly (Bemisia spp.) on crop and uncultivated plants in Uganda: implications for the control of this devastating pest species complex in Africa	30
Factors influencing the occurrence of fall armyworm parasitoids in Zambia	30
Exploiting trap color to improve surveys of longhorn beetles	29
Long-term field evaluation and large-scale application of a Metarhizium anisopliae strain for controlling major rice pests	29
Synergistic mechanism of insecticidal activity in basil and mandarin essential oils against the tobacco cutworm	29
Spatial clusters of Varroa destructor control strategies in Europe	28
Interference competition and predation between invasive and native herbivores in maize	27
Genetic architecture and insecticide resistance in Chinese populations of Spodoptera frugiperda	27
Sustainable management of the vine mealybug in organic vineyards	26

Climate tolerances of Philaenus spumarius should be considered in risk assessment of disease outbreaks related to Xylella fastidiosa	25
Organic practices intensify the microbiome assembly and suppress root-knot nematodes	25
Combining physiological host range, behavior and host characteristics for predictive risk analysis of Trissolcus japonicus	25
Retrospective analysis of factors affecting the distribution of an invasive wood-boring insect using native range data: the importance of host plants	24
Important pest species of the Spodoptera complex: Biology, thermal requirements and ecological zoning	23
Climate change simulations revealed potentially drastic shifts in insect community structure and crop yields in China’s farmland	23
Essential oils from two aromatic plants repel the tobacco whitefly Bemisia tabaci	22
Nanocarrier-mediated transdermal dsRNA-NPF1 delivery system contributes to pest control via inhibiting feeding behavior in Grapholita molesta	22
Supercooling capacity and cold tolerance of the South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta, a newly invaded pest in China	22
Induction of plant defenses: the added value of zoophytophagous predators	21
miR-34-5p, a novel molecular target against lepidopteran pests	21
Conservation agriculture practices have changed habitat use by rodent pests: implications for management of feral house mice	20
Plant exposure to herbivore-induced plant volatiles: a sustainable approach through eliciting plant defenses	20
Using flower strips to promote green lacewings to control cabbage insect pests	20
Preventing invasions of Asian longhorn beetle and citrus longhorn beetle: are we on the right track?	20
GNBP1 as a potential RNAi target to enhance the virulence of Beauveria bassiana for aphid control	19
Fruit volatiles mediate differential attraction of Drosophila suzukii to wild and cultivated blueberries	19
Entomopathogenic fungal endophyte-mediated tritrophic interactions between Spodoptera littoralis and its parasitoid Hyposoter didymator	19
Knockout of SldsRNase1 and SldsRNase2 revealed their function in dsRNA degradation and contribution to RNAi efficiency in the tobacco cutworm, Spodoptera litura	18
Transgenerational hormesis effects of nitenpyram on fitness and insecticide tolerance/resistance of Nilaparvata lugens	18
Combining banker plants to achieve long-term pest control in multi-pest and multi-natural enemy cropping systems	18
Flower provision reduces intraguild predation between predators and increases aphid biocontrol in tomato	17
Potential economic impact of invasive fall armyworm on mainly affected crops in China	17
The frequency of cannibalism by Spodoptera frugiperda larvae determines their probability of surviving food deprivation	17
Foliar application of systemic insecticides disrupts feeding behavior of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 and the transmission of tomato chlorosis virus in potato plants	17
Facultative and obligate diapause phenotypes in populations of the European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus	17
Vibrational calling signals improve the efficacy of pheromone traps to capture the brown marmorated stink bug	17
Key role of environmental competence in successful use of entomopathogenic fungi in microbial pest control	17
Novel diamide resistance-linked mutation in Korean Spodoptera exigua and a LAMP assay based on a mutation-associated intronic InDel	16
Sublethal effects of plant essential oils toward the zoophytophagous mirid Nesidiocoris tenuis	16
Fused: a promising molecular target for an RNAi-based strategy to manage Bt resistance in Plutella xylostella (L.)	16
Population genetics and host specificity of Varroa destructor mites infesting eastern and western honeybees	16
A metabarcoding tool to detect predation of the honeybee Apis mellifera and other wild insects by the invasive Vespa velutina	16
Physiological host range of Trissolcus mitsukurii, a candidate biological control agent of Halyomorpha halys in Europe	15
Red imported fire ants cover the insecticide-treated surfaces with particles to reduce contact toxicity	15
Significant suppression of invasive emerald ash borer by introduced parasitoids: potential for North American ash recovery	15
The modes of action of Mentha arvensis essential oil on the granary weevil Sitophilus granarius revealed by a label-free quantitative proteomic analysis	15
Host-induced gene silencing of brown planthopper glutathione S-transferase gene enhances rice resistance to sap-sucking insect pests	15
Arbovirus vectors insects: are botanical insecticides an alternative for its management?	14
Transcriptomic and metabolomic reprogramming in cotton after Apolygus lucorum feeding implicated in enhancing recruitment of the parasitoid Peristenus spretus	14
Sorghum and maize flavonoids are detrimental to growth and survival of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda	14
Calcium-alginate beads as a formulation for the application of entomopathogenic nematodes to control rootworms	14
Patterns, drivers and detectability of infestation symptoms following attacks by the European spruce bark beetle	14
Mutations associated with pyrethroid resistance in the honey bee parasite Varroa destructor evolved as a series of parallel and sequential events	14
Priming negatively affects feeding behaviour and aphid biomass of Rhopalosiphum padi on barley	13
Lethal, sublethal and transgenerational effects of insecticides labeled for cotton on immature Trichogramma pretiosum	13
Protecting avocado trees from ambrosia beetles by repellents and mass trapping (push–pull): experiments and simulations	13
microRNAs shape social immunity: a potential target for biological control of the termite Reticulitermes chinensis	13
Essential oils-based repellents for the management of Myzus persicae and Macrosiphum euphorbiae	13
Silicon suppresses a ubiquitous mite herbivore and promotes natural enemy attraction by altering plant volatile blends	13

Banker plants and landscape composition influence colonisation precocity of tomato greenhouses by mirid predators	13
Aphids detect approaching predators using plant-borne vibrations and visual cues	13
Potential of Bacillus altitudinis KMS-6 as a biocontrol agent of Meloidogyne javanica	13
Ecological niche complexity of invasive and native cryptic species of the Bemisia tabaci species complex in China	13
Investigating mechanisms associated with emamectin benzoate resistance in the tomato borer Tuta absoluta	12
Recent trends in management strategies for two major maize borers: Ostrinia nubilalis and Sesamia nonagrioides	12
Dietary RNAi toxicity assay suggests α and γ subunits of HvCOPI as novel molecular targets for Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata, an emerging coccinellid pest	12
Species-specific effects of ethanol concentration on host colonization by four common species of ambrosia beetles	12
A real-time remote surveillance system for fruit flies of economic importance: sensitivity and image analysis	12
Altered capsaicin levels in domesticated chili pepper varieties affect the interaction between a generalist herbivore and its ectoparasitoid	12
Subterranean termite colony elimination can be achieved even when only a small proportion of foragers feed upon a CSI bait	12
Infection of susceptible/tolerant barley genotypes with Barley yellow dwarf virus alters the host plant preference of Rhopalosiphum padi clones depending upon their ability to transmit BYDV	12
Fitness consequences of oviposition choice by an herbivorous insect on a host plant colonized by an endophytic entomopathogenic fungus	12
Companion plants and alternative prey improve biological control by Orius laevigatus on strawberry	12
Large-arena field cage releases of a candidate classical biological control agent for spotted wing drosophila suggest low risk to non-target species	12
Priming of rice defense against a sap-sucking insect pest brown planthopper by silicon	12
There is more than chitin synthase in insect resistance to benzoylureas: molecular markers associated with teflubenzuron resistance in Spodoptera frugiperda	12
Quality control of long-term mass-reared Aedes albopictus for population suppression	12
Targeting a coatomer protein complex-I gene via RNA interference results in effective lethality in the pollen beetle Brassicogethes aeneus	12
Assessing the risk of establishment and transient populations of Spodoptera frugiperda in Europe	11
Effects of temperature on the movement and feeding behaviour of the large lupine beetle, Sitona gressorius	11
Decade long upsurge in mutations associated with pyrethroid resistance in bed bug populations in the USA	11
A first inference of the phylogeography of the worldwide invader Xylosandrus compactus	11
Sulfoxaflor resistance in Aphis gossypii: resistance mechanism, feeding behavior and life history changes	11
Verbenone—the universal bark beetle repellent? Its origin, effects, and ecological roles	11
Dinotefuran resistance in Nilaparvata lugens: resistance monitoring, inheritance, resistance mechanism and fitness costs	11
Consequences of elevated temperature on the biology, predation, and competitiveness of two mirid predators in the rice ecosystem	11
Advanced infections by cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus encourage whitefly vector colonization while discouraging non-vector aphid competitors	11
Evaluation of Paecilomyces tenuis producing Huperzine A for the management of root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae)	11
A chitin synthase mutation confers widespread resistance to buprofezin, a chitin synthesis inhibitor, in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens	11
Assessing repellency, movement, and mortality of three species of stored product insects after exposure to deltamethrin-incorporated long-lasting polyethylene netting	11
Larval response to frass and guaiacol: detection of an attractant produced by bacteria from Spodoptera littoralis frass	11
Fumigant toxicity of essential oils against Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Olfactory and behavioral responses of red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, to ylang ylang oil and its components	11
Current status of the biological control of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda by egg parasitoids	11
Transgenic overexpression of P450 genes confers deltamethrin resistance in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda	10
Seed blends of pyramided Cry/Vip maize reduce Helicoverpa zea populations from refuge ears	10
Comparison of the co-occurrence patterns of the gut microbial community between Bt-susceptible and Bt-resistant strains of the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis	10
Potential areas of spread of Trioza erytreae over mainland Portugal and Spain	10
Development of multiple transgenic CRISPR/Cas9 methods for genome editing in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda	10
Basis and monitoring of methoxyfenozide resistance in the South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta	10
Impact of plasma irradiation on Tribolium castaneum	10
Silencing horizontally transferred genes for the control of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci	10
Limited host range in the idiobiont parasitoid Phymastichus coffea, a prospective biological control agent of the coffee pest Hypothenemus hampei in Hawaii	10
Azadirachtin affected the intestinal structure and microbiota of adult Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) while controlling Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	10
Comparative effects of biopesticides on fall armyworm management and larval parasitism rates in northern Ghana	10
The parasitoid Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris eavesdrops on semiochemicals from its host Tuta absoluta and tomato	10
Enhanced biocontrol services in artificially selected strains of Orius laevigatus	10
Resistance to amitraz in the parasitic honey bee mite Varroa destructor is associated with mutations in the β-adrenergic-like octopamine receptor	10
Transgenic plants expressing immunosuppressive dsRNA improve entomopathogen efficacy against Spodoptera littoralis larvae	10
Variation in egg mass scale thickness of three Spodoptera species and its effects on egg parasitoid performance	9
The implications of homozygous vip3Aa20- and cry1Ab-maize on Spodoptera frugiperda control	9
Potential of two omnivorous iolinid mites as predators of the tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici	9
Olfactory responses of Argentine stem weevil to herbivory and endophyte-colonisation in perennial ryegrass	9
Cannibalism and intraguild predation involved in the intra- and inter-specific interactions of the invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, and lepidopteran maize stemborers	9
Eugenol derivatives: strong and long-lasting repellents against both undisturbed and disturbed red imported fire ants	9
DsRNAs spray enhanced the virulence of entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana in aphid control	9
Barley yellow dwarf virus-infected wheat plant modulated selection behavior of vector aphids	9
The selective sequestration of glucosinolates by the cabbage aphid severely impacts a predatory lacewing	9
Endosymbiont-mediated resistance to entomotoxic nanoparticles and sex-specific responses in a seed beetle	9
Southern pine beetle-specific RNA interference exhibits no effect on model nontarget insects	9
Competitive interactions of a new invader (Spodoptera frugiperda) and indigenous species (Ostrinia furnacalis) on maize in China	9
Attract, reward and disrupt: responses of pests and natural enemies to combinations of habitat manipulation and semiochemicals in organic apple	9
Fumigation activity of essential oils of Cinnamomum loureirii toward red imported fire ant workers	9