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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Target of rapamycin (TOR) is necessary for the blood digestion and reproduction of Aedes albopictus	134
RNAi-mediated suppression of embryos as a promising strategy to control Spodoptera littoralis	62
Orius similis prefers to prey on the young larvae of Encarsia formosa parasitizing on Bemisia tabaci	59
Impact of host plants on biological characteristics and Vg/VgR expression of Spodoptera frugiperda	44
Spittlebugs vs predators: the importance of incidental vibrations for the detection of threats by insect vectors of Xylella fastidiosa	43
Botanical products for managing Philaenus spumarius, vector of Xylella fastidiosa subspecies pauca	41
Integrating water and insect pest management in agriculture	37
Experimental evidence of reduced Ips typographus damage in mixed spruce plantations	34
25 years in Europe: a review of the results and knowledge gaps concerning the rapidly spreading invasive oak lace bug (Corythucha arcuata)	34
Long-term data in agricultural landscapes indicate that insect decline promotes pests well adapted to environmental changes	33
Resistant cassava cultivars inhibit the papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus population based on their interaction: from physiological and biochemical perspectives	31
Fitness costs associated with spinetoram resistance in Spodoptera frugiperda is driven by host plants	31
Navigating Aedes vector control: a comprehensive review on the potential of sterile insect technique	30
Calliphora vomitoria: both the beauty and the beast	29
Wolbachia improves the performance of an invasive fly after a diet shift	29
Antiviral effect of the cotton plant-derived gossypol against tomato yellow leaf curl virus	28
Insecticide activity under changing environmental conditions: a meta-analysis	27
Detection and characterization of incidental vibrations from Drosophila suzukii in infested fruits	27
Non-targeted metabolomics characterization of Annona derivatives with lethal and sublethal toxicities to coffee leaf miner	26
Trichoderma metabolites 6-pentyl-α-pyrone and harzianic acid affect the reproduction and microbiome of Bactrocera oleae	24
Integrated evaluation of medicinal plant extracts: phytochemical composition, insecticidal activity, and biochemical impacts on the Angoumois grain moth for sustainable grain protection	23
Green pest control strategies: essential oil-based nano-emulsions for Delottococcus aberiae management	23
Abamectin induces mortality, inhibits food consumption, and causes histological changes in the midgut of the velvetbean caterpillar Anticarsia gemmatalis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	22
Insecticidal activity, toxicity and biochemical alterations of Drimys brasiliensis essential oil against Spodoptera frugiperda	22
Effects of a multigenerational exposure to graphene oxide on the growth, development, and reproduction of green peach aphids, Myzus persicae	22

Trehalase regulates ovarian maturation and egg hatchability of Nilaparvata lugens	22
Phosphine resistance among stored product insect pests: A global meta-analysis-based perspective	21
Colonies under dysbiosis benefit from oxalic acid application: the role of landscape and beekeeping practices in microbiota response to treatment	21
Innovative formulation strategies for botanical- and essential oil-based insecticides	21
Plant-level establishment can result from a single female Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae propagule	21
Trichomes mediate plant–herbivore interactions in two Cucurbitaceae species through pre- and post-ingestive ways	21
The impact of global change on the intraguild predation among three predatory mites of Tetranychus urticae in citrus orchards	21
Cloning, characterization and evaluation of toxicity of newly identified Vip3Aa proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis recovered from diverse environments for biological control of Helicoverpa armigera	21
Biology, impact, management and potential distribution of Aromia bungii, a major threat to fruit crops around the world	20
Evaluation of different marking and trapping methods for Spodoptera frugiperda used to assess structured refuges in Bt maize	20
Gut fungi and their interplay with other gut microbes play an important role in the larval development of the dengue vector Aedes albopictus	20
Silencing of the V-ATPase gene via RNA interference impairs fitness and survival of the invasive apiary pest Aethina tumida indicating potential for pest control	20
Integrated application of biological and biorational strategies for effective control of the “false root-knot nematode” in tomato plants	19
Optimizing cold storage for Orius laevigatus: the role of genetic selection and fluctuating thermal regimes in enhancing survival and fecundity	19
Host plants benefit from non-predatory effects of zoophytophagous predators against herbivores	19
Providing aged parasitoids can enhance the mass-rearing efficiency of Telenomus remus, a dominant egg parasitoid of Spodoptera frugiperda, on Spodoptera litura eggs	19
Climate-driven insect pest outbreaks and food security risks: a review of adaptive strategies for resilient agriculture	19
Correction: Soil microbes from conservation agriculture systems reduce growth of Bt‑resistant western corn rootworm larvae	18
Enhancing the efficacy of mosquito traps: a human skin microbial blend-based approach	18
Effects of Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus bacterial metabolites on the ovipositional activity of Aedes albopictus	18
Beneficial soil fungi induce resistance to the tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta through primed accumulation of antiherbivory compounds	18
Adaptive area-wide management for suppressing spruce budworm outbreaks: effectiveness of the early intervention strategy	18
Plant–herbivore–natural enemy trophic webs in date palm agro-ecosystems	18
A recent ash dieback infection neither affects emerald ash borer performance nor triggers a substantial systemic phytochemical defense response in European ash	18
Diverse cropping systems lead to higher larval mortality of the cabbage root fly (Delia radicum)	18
Callosobruchus maculatus feeding triggers multilevel defenses in cowpea seeds: from germination regulation to defensive metabolite biosynthesis	17
Effective gap-based exclusion netting to prevent oviposition by the red-necked longhorn beetle Aromia bungii on ornamental trees	17
Endophytes induce volatile emission in olive trees with repellent activity against Bactrocera oleae	17
A potential acaricide of Moutan Cortex essential oil encapsulated in nanoemulsion and mesoporous silica nanoparticles against the house dust mite Dermatophagoides farinae	17
Integrating physiology, behavior, and transcriptomics to refine pesticide risk assessment: the case of flupyradifurone and Coccinella septempunctata	17
Root aphid (Aploneura lentisci) population size on perennial ryegrass is determined by drought and endophyte strain	17
Control of root-knot nematodes on tomato by eliciting resistance through Aspergillus niger-derived oxalic acid	17
Density-dependent and density-independent effects on outbreak dynamics in an invasive forest insect	17
The nematode egg parasitic fungi, Niesslia gamsii and Polydomus karssenii, protect tomato against Meloidogyne hapla by priming and regulating the plant defence system	16
Gut microbiota and frass volatiles: behavioral responses of Tenebrio molitor and Tenebrio obscurus	16
Evaluation of thermal treatments for pest control in stored Corinthian currants	16
Gustatory habituation to essential oil induces reduced feeding deterrence and neuronal desensitization in Spodoptera litura	16
Genetic architecture and insecticide resistance in Chinese populations of Spodoptera frugiperda	15
Drosophila X virus-like particles as efficient dsRNA carriers for improved RNAi against the invasive species, Drosophila suzukii	15
Transmission of Xylella fastidiosa subspecies multiplex from naturally infected to healthy Rhamnus alaternus by Philaenus spumarius and Neophilaenus campestris	15
Population divergence in pheromone communication for mate choice of Tribolium castaneum and its association with gut bacteria	15
Comparing the effectiveness of adulticide application interventions on mitigating local transmission of dengue virus	14
Species-specific flight behavior of migrating and non-migrating European psyllid species	14
Gut bacteria of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, promote host resistance against the toxic effects of lufenuron	14
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated F1534S substitution in the voltage-gated sodium channel reveals its necessity and sufficiency for deltamethrin resistance in Aedes albopictus	14
Brace yourselves, winter is coming: the winter activity, natural diet, and prey preference of winter-active spiders on pear trees	14
The interplay of intercropping, wildflower strips and weeds in conservation biological control and productivity	14
Factors driving thrips pressure across strawberry-growing regions in Switzerland	13
Wolbachia titers are relate to sex determination of Trichogramma pretiosum	13
Diurnal temperature fluctuations improve predictions of developmental rates in the spruce bark beetle Ips typographus	12

Developing thresholds when yield reductions are hard to determine: A case study with the greenhouse whitefly	12
Spatial distribution of Vespa velutina-mediated beekeeping risk in France and Germany	12
Salinity impacts biocontrol: a tri-trophic assessment of the effects of soil salinity on plant signaling and parasitoid fitness	12
Identification of odorant-binding proteins in the antennal transcriptome of Cotesia ruficrus and the response of CrufOBP3 and CrufOBP17 to maize volatiles	12
Tracing the dispersal route of the invasive Japanese beetle Popillia japonica	12
Assessment of drive efficiency and resistance allele formation of a homing gene drive in the mosquito Aedes aegypti	12
Cyclosporin A acts as an insecticide candidate: providing sustainable biocontrol potential for managing Mythimna separata	12
Visual modelling can optimise the appearance and capture efficiency of sticky traps used to manage insect pests	11
Leaf vascular bundle sheath extensions modulate tomato interactions with the tomato pinworm	11
Cold ancestors, bigger predators: maternal and transgenerational temperature effects on Orius laevigatus body size	11
Sex-biased juvenile hormone and gene expression underlie sex difference of stress resistance in the American cockroach	11
Pest science in Pasteur’s Quadrant	11
Acute, synergistic and antagonistic effects of some aromatic compounds and essential oils on Planococcus citri by machine learning and feature selection approaches	11
A predatory mite as potential biological control agent of Bemisia tabaci on tomato plants	11
A whole ecosystem approach to pear psyllid (Cacopsylla pyri) management in a changing climate	11
Attraction of Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to the semiochemical volatiles of stored rice materials	11
Significant uncertainty in bark beetle trap catches due to varying pheromone release from dispensers and local trap position	11
Lab-scale method for plant-mediated delivery of dsRNAs to phloem-feeding leafhoppers	11
Host plant-mediated effects on eri silkworm fitness and Trichogramma parasitoid efficacy	11
Nature-inspired solutions: semiochemical, botanical, and microbial tools, for mosquito management	11
Association of Beauveria bassiana with maize alters volatile organic compounds and enhances attraction of the egg parasitoid Telenomus podisi	10
Evaluating the effects of terpene and cannabinoid variation in hemp (Cannabis sativa) germplasm on Helicoverpa zea oviposition and larval fitness	10
When size matters: a morphological measurement that informs on the potential pest control function by soil arthropod communities	10
Construction of a chitosan nanoparticle-based nucleic acid pesticide system for the control of Bactrocera dorsalis	10
Genome-wide exploration of metabolic-based pyrethroid resistance mechanism in Helicoverpa armigera	10
Double-stranded RNA degrading nuclease affects RNAi efficiency in the melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae	10
Predicting the spatio-temporal dynamics of Popillia japonica populations	10
Yeast volatiles show promise as a semiochemical lure for Carpophilus truncatus, an emerging pest of almond orchards around the world	10
Modelling time-temperature-dependent mortality of pest flies in cold storage to support the management of trade-related biosecurity risks	10
Insecticidal activity of five major essential oil components and their binary mixtures against Jankowska dirhodum and its two biological control agents	10
Sublethal effects of plant essential oils toward the zoophytophagous mirid Nesidiocoris tenuis	10
Redundant targeting with multiple sgRNAs enables rapid genetic screening in the lepidopteran pest Helicoverpa armigera	10
Susceptibility of Dalbulus maidis to insect-pathogenic fungi: unveiling the protective role of brochosomes and self-cleaning behavior	10
Azadirachtin affected the intestinal structure and microbiota of adult Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) while controlling Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	10
Larvicidal, acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activities of four essential oils and their constituents against Aedes albopictus, and nanoemulsion preparation	10
Crowdsourced online data as evidence of absence of non-target attack from the century-old introduction of Istocheta aldrichi for biological control of Popillia japonica in North America	10
Persistence of nanoemulsions of bioactive volatiles and their impact on aphid feeding behaviour	9
Polymeric nanoparticles improve lethal and sublethal effects of essential oils and pyrethroids toward the rice weevil and the cigarette beetle	9
Long-term expansion of cereal crops promotes regional population increase of polyphagous Helicoverpa armigera	9
Assessing the efficacy and generational stability of commercial transgenic maize resistance against key stored-product insect pests	9
Elevated CO2 affects interspecific competition between the invasive thrips Frankliniella occidentalis and native thrips species	9
Water stress decreases the biocontrol efficacy of a nucleopolyhedrovirus against the fall armyworm on maize	9
The larvae of Phyllotreta striolata share the same olfactory cues for locating Brassicaceae plant with conspecific adults	9
Identifying candidate host plants for trap cropping against Drosophila suzukii in vineyards	9
Do cover crops influence beneficial and herbivorous arthropod communities across growing seasons?	9
Efficacy and selectivity of Sextonia rubra wood extracts and formulation in the control of Aedes aegypti strains	9
Correction to: Climate‐driven insect pest outbreaks and food security risks: a review of adaptive strategies for resilient agriculture	9
A novel monocarbonyl curcumin analog synergizes pesticide efficiency via cytochrome P450 inhibition in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci	9
Larvicidal effect and mechanism of action of the essential oil and major compound from Piper brachypetiolatum against Aedes aegypti larvae, with protection of non-target aquatic animals	9
Special issue on recent advances in zoophytophagous arthropods for agroecosystems sustainability	9
Retraction Note: Patterns of niche filling and expansion across the invaded ranges of Halyomorpha halys in North America and Europe	9
Biocontrol potential of Priestia megaterium YB-3 against Meloidogyne graminicola and its impact on the rhizosphere microbial community	9
Improving wasp control by identifying likely causes of eradication failure	9
Modifications of plant microclimate by plastic mulches reduces Drosophila suzukii infestation	9
Correction to: Modelling time‑temperature‑dependent mortality of pest flies in cold storage to support the management of trade‑related biosecurity risks	9
RNAi-mediated silencing of a regulatory subunit of the 26S proteasome induces mortality and female sterility in leafhopper vectors of grapevine Flavescence dorée phytoplasmas	9
Correction: Insect netting: effect of mesh size and shape on exclusion of some fruit pests and natural enemies under laboratory and orchard conditions	9
Physalis floridana suppresses the expression of trehalase gene HvTREs in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) for defense against herbivorous insects	9
Determination of specific lethal heat treatment parameters for pests associated with wood products using the Humble water bath	9
Assessment of the role of greenhouse borders as sources of pest and beneficial insects in protected crops	9