OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Insects is 40. 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
Molecular Diversity and Distribution of Whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci) in Cassava Fields Across South West and North Central, Nigeria	260
Impact of Ectropis grisescens Warren (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) Infestation on the Tea Plant Rhizosphere Microbiome and Its Potential for Enhanced Biocontrol and Plant Health Management	159
Selection and Comparative Gene Expression of Midgut-Specific Targets for Drosophila suzukii	133
Integration of the Generalist Predator Nabis americoferus (Hemiptera: Nabidae) in a Greenhouse Strawberry Biocontrol Program with Phytoseiid Predatory Mites and the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria b	104
Biology, Population Fluctuation, and Foliar Consumption Rate of Durrantia arcanella Busk, 1912 (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae), a Defoliator of Oil Palm in the Colombian Caribbean	101
Bactericera tremblayi (Wagner, 1961) (Hemiptera: Triozidae): The Prevalent Psyllid Species in Leek Fields of Northwestern Spain	100
Intraspecific Variability in Trionymus aberrans Goux, 1938 (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) with Description of the Second-Instar Nymph	83
Four New Species of Macquartia (Diptera: Oestroidea) from China and Phylogenetic Implications of Tachinidae	82
Isolation and Characterization of a Native Metarhizium rileyi Strain Mrpgbm2408 from Paralipsa gularis in Maize: First Data on Efficacy and Enzymatic Host Response Dynamics	80
Improving the Efficiency and Safety of Sentinel Stink Bug Eggs Using X-rays	80
Alpha, Beta and Gamma Taxonomy of Biocontrol Agent Diaeretiella rapae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)	79
Comments on Two Controversial Oriental Assassin Bug Species of the Genus Rhynocoris (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae), with the Description of R. minutus sp. nov. from China	77
Morphology of External Genitalia in the Genus Acanthoponera Mayr, with Redescription of A. mucronata (Roger) Male (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae)	72
Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide on Oviposition Site Preference and Egg Hatching of the Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) Mosquito	70
Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti Larvae to Temephos and Fenitrothion in Niamey (Niger) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Two West African Cities Recently Affected by Dengue	69
Growth Regulation in the Larvae of the Lepidopteran Pieris brassicae: A Field Study	68
Research Progress on the Species and Diversity of Ants and Their Three Tropisms	66
The First Neotropical Record of the Genus Urodeta (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae) with Keys to the World Species and a Description of a New Species from Honduras	60
Biodiversity and Spatiotemporal Variations of Mecoptera in Thailand: Influences of Elevation and Climatic Factors	59
Chemical Contaminants in Cerumen Samples from Ecuadorian Stingless Bees: Reporting Glyphosate, Aminomethylphosphonic Acid, and the Presence of Metals and Metalloids	57
Transcriptome Analysis Revealed Genes Related to γ-Irradiation Induced Emergence Failure in Third-Instar Larvae of Bactrocera dorsalis	56
A Genetic Compensation Phenomenon and Global Gene Expression Changes in Sex-miR-2766-3p Knockout Strain of Spodoptera exigua Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	53
Modelling the Effect of Viruses on Insect Survival: Using a Second-Order Phase Transition Model to Describe Time–Effect and Dose–Effect Relationships Using Entomopathogenic Viruses as an Example	52
Movement of Striacosta albicosta (Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae on Transgenic Bt and Non-Bt Maize	49
Effects of Different Diets on Biological Characteristics of Predatory Mite Amblyseius Eharai (Acari: Phytoseiidae)	48

Insecticidal Activity of Eupatorium fortunei Essential Oil Against Schizaphis graminum and Its Effects on Detoxification Enzymes	48
Orientation and Oviposition by Female Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Response to Volatiles from Varieties of Peanuts	48
Alternative Characterizations of Methyl Lucidone-Responsive Differentially Expressed Genes in Drosophila melanogaster Using DEG-by-Index Ratio Transformation	48
High-Throughput Screening System Evaluation of Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Extracts and Their Fractions against Mosquito Vectors	46
Temporal Variation in Target Site Mutations Is Associated with Diamide Cross-Resistance in Diamondback Moth Populations (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) from Florida and Georgia, USA	45
Pesticide Contamination in Native North American Crops, Part II—Comparison of Flower, Honey Bee Workers, and Native Bee Residues in Lowbush Blueberry	44
Evaluation of Different Attractants for Monitoring and Mass Trapping of Rhagoletis batava (Hering) in Organic Sea Buckthorn Plantations	44
Effects of Different Levels of Drought Stress in Ficus Plants on the Life History and Population Growth of Perina nuda (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae): An Age-Stage, Two-Sex Life Table Analysis	42
Integrative Approaches Establish Colour Polymorphism in the Bamboo-Feeding Leafhopper Mukaria splendida Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from India	42
Correction: Wang et al. Description of a New Species of Mountain Midges (Diptera, Deuterophlebiidae) from Xinjiang, China. Insects 2025, 16, 965	41
Integrative Taxonomy Clarifies Species Limits in Two Closely Related Solitary Wasps: Pachymenes ater and Pachymenes ghilianii (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae)	41
UHPLC-MS/MS Analysis of the Accumulation and Excretion of Steroidal Glycoalkaloids Consumed by Potato Tuber Moth (Phthorimaea operculella) Larvae under Different Feeding Treatments	41
Estimating the Cost of Production of Two Pentatomids and One Braconid for the Biocontrol of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Maize Fields in Florida	40
Chemical Components of Dufour’s and Venom Glands in Camponotus japonicus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)	40
Comparison of Morphological Characteristics of Antennae and Antennal Sensilla Among Three Species of Gall Wasps (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)	40
Contribution to the African Ladybird Genus Epipleuria Fürsch (Coccinellidae: Coccidulini) with Description of a New Genus	40