Current Opinion in Insect Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Current Opinion in Insect Science is 4. 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.)
ArticleCitations
The role of cytochrome P450-mediated detoxification in insect adaptation to xenobiotics166
Insect olfactory communication in a complex and changing world74
(More than) Hitchhikers through the network: the shared microbiome of bees and flowers64
The effects of urbanisation on ecological interactions64
Processing insects for use in the food and feed industry64
Control of the insect metamorphic transition by ecdysteroid production and secretion62
Globalization and the anthropogenic spread of invasive social insects56
Edible insect farming as an emerging and profitable enterprise in East Africa54
Stingless bees and microbial interactions52
Host plant resistance in wheat to barley yellow dwarf viruses and their aphid vectors: a review50
The effect of climate change on invasive crop pests across biomes49
Short term transcriptional responses of P450s to phytochemicals in insects and mites45
Regulation of insect P450s in response to phytochemicals45
Heterologous expression of insect P450 enzymes that metabolize xenobiotics45
Direct and indirect effects of altered temperature regimes and phenological mismatches on insect populations43
Newer characters, same story: neonicotinoid insecticides disrupt food webs through direct and indirect effects43
Pollinator decline: what do we know about the drivers of solitary bee declines?42
Genetic and molecular understanding of host rice resistance and Nilaparvata lugens adaptation42
Climate change and elevational range shifts in insects41
Measuring and modelling crop yield losses due to invasive insect pests under climate change40
The managed-to-invasive species continuum in social and solitary bees and impacts on native bee conservation40
Integrating microbes into pollination39
Osmoregulatory capacity at low temperature is critical for insect cold tolerance39
How stage identity is established in insects: the role of the Metamorphic Gene Network37
Plant volatiles as regulators of plant defense and herbivore immunity: molecular mechanisms and unanswered questions34
The complexity of global change and its effects on insects33
How protection of honey bees can help and hinder bee conservation33
Floral traits affecting the transmission of beneficial and pathogenic pollinator-associated microbes32
Artificial light at night disrupts species interactions and changes insect communities31
Breeding structure and invasiveness in social insects31
How does climate change affect social insects?30
Temperature impacts all behavioral interactions during insect and arachnid reproduction30
Mechanisms of nitrogen excretion in insects29
Conventional breeding of insect-resistant crop plants: still the best way to feed the world population28
The diversity of endogenous viral elements in insects28
Connectomics and the neural basis of behaviour28
The roles of metals in insect–microbe interactions and immunity27
Cytochromes P450: terpene detoxification and pheromone production in bark beetles27
A neuronal arms race: the role of learning in parasitoid–host interactions26
Cytochrome P450-mediated mycotoxin metabolism by plant-feeding insects26
Potential distribution of invasive crop pests under climate change: incorporating mitigation responses of insects into prediction models26
Temperature-sensitive development shapes insect phenological responses to climate change26
VectorBase.org updates: bioinformatic resources for invertebrate vectors of human pathogens and related organisms25
Yeast–nectar interactions: metacommunities and effects on pollinators25
Spatial distribution of campaniform sensilla mechanosensors on wings: form, function, and phylogeny24
The sustainability of industrial insect mass rearing for food and feed production: zero waste goals through by-product utilization24
Epigenetic regulation of post-embryonic development24
Interorgan communication in the control of metamorphosis24
Mimicking nature’s flyers: a review of insect-inspired flying robots24
Chemical host-seeking cues of entomopathogenic nematodes23
Pollinator conservation requires a stronger and broader application of the precautionary principle23
Insect-machine hybrid robot23
Regulation and biological function of metal ions in Drosophila22
Bracoviruses, ichnoviruses, and virus-like particles from parasitoid wasps retain many features of their virus ancestors22
Geographic dispersion of invasive crop pests: the role of basal, plastic climate stress tolerance and other complementary traits in the tropics21
Insect-inspired jumping robots: challenges and solutions to jump stability21
Nectar antimicrobial compounds and their potential effects on pollinators20
Microbial influence on reproduction, conversion, and growth of mass produced insects20
The science behind the ban: the outstanding impact of ecotoxicological research on the regulation of neonicotinoids20
Thermal biology of invasive Aedes mosquitoes in the context of climate change20
Volatile microbial semiochemicals and insect perception at flowers20
Urbanization as a disrupter and facilitator of insect herbivore behaviors and life cycles19
Heat of the moment: extreme heat poses a risk to bee–plant interactions and crop yields18
Impact of invasive insects on native insect communities18
Anthropogenic noise affects insect and arachnid behavior, thus changing interactions within and between species17
Signatures of selection and evolutionary relevance of cytochrome P450s in plant-insect interactions17
RNA virus EVEs in insect genomes17
Building effective policies to conserve pollinators: translating knowledge into policy17
Host plant resistance to thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) – current state of art and future research avenues16
Linking ecological specialisation to adaptations in butterfly brains and sensory systems16
Tripartite interactions: how immunity, microbiota and pathogens interact and affect pathogen virulence evolution16
Focused Identification of Germplasm Strategy (FIGS): polishing a rough diamond16
Predicting ecological impacts of invasive termites16
Updates on ion and water transport by the Malpighian tubule16
Do amateurs and citizen science fill the gaps left by scientists?16
Microbes and pollinator behavior in the floral marketplace15
Nutritional ecology, infection and immune defence — exploring the mechanisms15
Interactions and toxicity of non-essential heavy metals (Cd, Pb and Hg): lessons from Drosophila melanogaster15
Adaptations and counter-adaptations in Drosophila host–parasitoid interactions: advances in the molecular mechanisms15
Daily temperature fluctuations can magnify the toxicity of pesticides15
Defining cell types and lineage in the Drosophila midgut using single cell transcriptomics15
Endogenous viral elements in mosquito genomes: current knowledge and outstanding questions15
Biting insects in a rapidly changing Arctic14
Influence of parasitoid-associated viral symbionts on plant–insect interactions and biological control14
Hybridization and invasiveness in social insects — The good, the bad and the hybrid14
Balancing sensitivity, risk, and immunopathology in immune regulation14
Adaptation to urban environments14
From genes to shape during metamorphosis: a history14
New tools for Aedes control: mass trapping14
Biodiversity of hymenopteran parasitoids14
The future of tropical insect diversity: strategies to fill data and knowledge gaps14
Hybrid visual control in fly flight: insights into gaze shift via saccades14
Integrated management of Spodoptera frugiperda 6 years post detection in Africa: a review14
Insect egg morphology: evolution, development, and ecology13
Emerging patterns in social wasp invasions13
Insect lifestyle and evolution of brain morphology13
Temporal and structural neural asymmetries in insects13
Embracing the complexity of plant–microbe–insect interactions under a changing climate for sustainable agriculture13
A phylogenetic perspective on parasitoid host ranges with implications for biological control12
A cold and quiet brain: mechanisms of insect CNS arrest at low temperatures12
The emerging role of epigenetic mechanisms in insect defense against pathogens12
Atypical insects: molecular mechanisms of unusual life history strategies12
Mechanisms underlying the control of dynamic regulatory element activity and chromatin accessibility during metamorphosis12
The neuronal building blocks of the navigational toolkit in the central complex of insects12
Spatiotemporal dynamics of forest insect populations under climate change11
Towards a multi-level understanding in insect navigation11
Monocot crop–aphid interactions: plant resilience and aphid adaptation11
Insect resistance management facing African smallholder farmers under climate change11
Aphid resistance is the future for soybean production, and has been since 2004: efforts towards a wider use of host plant resistance in soybean11
Invasive ant establishment, spread, and management with changing climate11
Contaminant fluxes across ecosystems mediated by aquatic insects11
Metal ions in insect reproduction: a crosstalk between reproductive physiology and immunity11
Recent advances in agroecological research for increasing scope of areawide pest management of arthropods in cropping systems11
Transporters and tubule crystals in the insect Malpighian tubule11
Behavioral, ecological and evolutionary mechanisms underlying caterpillar-ant symbioses11
Steroid hormones, dietary nutrients, and temporal progression of neurogenesis10
Simulation-based insect-inspired flight systems10
The neuroecology of insect-plant interactions: the importance of physiological state and sensory integration10
Programmed cell death reshapes the central nervous system during metamorphosis in insects10
The social brain of ‘non-eusocial’ insects10
Climate change affects detritus decomposition rates by modifying arthropod performance and species interactions10
A transdisciplinary research agenda for understanding insect responses to ecological light pollution informed by evolutionary trap theory10
Global change calls for novel plant protection: reviewing the potential of omnivorous plant-inhabiting arthropods as predators and plant defence inducers10
Towards integrated pest and pollinator management in tropical crops10
A role for glia in cellular and systemic metabolism: insights from the fly10
The evolutionary outcomes of climate-change-induced hybridization in insect populations10
Founder effects on sex determination systems in invasive social insects10
Polarization vision in invertebrates: beyond the boundaries of navigation10
The visual neuroecology of anisoptera10
Rapid evolution of insecticide resistance in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata9
From Wolbachia genomics to phenotype: molecular models of cytoplasmic incompatibility must account for the multiplicity of compatibility types9
The impact of female mating strategies on the success of insect control technologies9
Vector microbiota and immunity: modulating arthropod susceptibility to vertebrate pathogens9
Toxic metals that interact with thiol groups and alteration in insect behavior9
Plant–pollinator conservation from the perspective of systems-ecology9
The importance of scavenging in ant invasions9
Termite sociogenomics: evolution and regulation of caste-specific expressed genes9
A cognitive account of trace conditioning in insects9
Institutional and policy bottlenecks to IPM9
Spatiotemporal outbreak dynamics of bark and wood-boring insects8
Wolbachia-based strategies for control of agricultural pests8
The case for integrated pest management in Africa: transition from a pesticide-based approach8
The Bemisia tabaci cryptic (sibling) species group — imperative for a taxonomic reassessment8
Evolutionary psychology of entomophobia and its implications for insect conservation8
Plant Resistance to Cereal and Food Legume Insect pests in North Africa, West and Central Asia: Challenges and Achievements8
The variable effects of global change on insect mutualisms8
Aphid hologenomics: current status and future challenges8
Novel mechanisms of epithelial ion transport: insights from the cryptonephridial system of lepidopteran larvae8
Chironomid midges (Diptera) provide insights into genome evolution in extreme environments8
Nontarget pesticide impacts on pest natural enemies: progress and gaps in current knowledge8
Variations on a theme: factors regulating interaction between Diaphorina citri and “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” vector and pathogen of citrus huanglongbing8
The expanding role of movement behavior in insect conservation ecology8
Towards a mechanistic understanding of the effects of artificial light at night on insect populations and communities8
Metabolic division of labor in social insects8
Spatiotemporal risk forecasting to improve locust management7
Historical invasion of medfly in the Neotropical region and adoption of management techniques7
Conservation biological control of arthropod pests using native plants7
Urban insect bioarks of the 21st century7
Insect architecture: structural diversity and behavioral principles7
Food web engineering: ecology and evolution to improve biological pest control7
The distinctive bionomics of Aedes aegypti populations in Africa7
The neuroecology of olfaction in bees7
Molecular physiology of zinc in Drosophila melanogaster7
Dramatically increased accessibility and decreased cost-per-person impacts are needed for scaling IPM in Africa7
Chemical communication in ant-hemipteran mutualism: potential implications for ant invasions7
Chemical cues in disease recognition and their immunomodulatory role in insects7
Acylsugar-mediated resistance as part of a multilayered defense against thrips, orthotospoviruses, and beyond7
Genomics and genome editing techniques of crickets, an emerging model insect for biology and food science7
Global change in marine coastal habitats impacts insect populations and communities7
Parallel evolutionary paths of rove beetle myrmecophiles: replaying a deep-time tape of life7
Advances in understanding and predicting the spread of invading insect populations6
Molecular physiology of manganese in insects6
The neuroecology of bee flight behaviours6
Impact of herbivore symbionts on parasitoid foraging behaviour6
Chilled, starved or frozen: insect mitochondrial adaptations to overcome the cold6
Resistance to the wheat curl mite and mite-transmitted viruses: challenges and future directions6
Evolving dynamics of Aedes-borne diseases in Africa: a cause for concern6
Finding an egg in a haystack: variation in chemical cue use by egg parasitoids of herbivorous insects6
How does IPM 3.0 look like (and why do we need it in Africa)?6
Molecular basis for epithelial morphogenesis and ion transport in the Malpighian tubule6
Multimodal floral recognition by bumblebees6
Advances in understanding the drivers of population spatial synchrony6
A call to arms: novel strategies for thrips and tospovirus control6
Independent somatic distribution of heme and iron in ticks6
Classical biological of key horticultural pests in Africa: successes, challenges, and opportunities5
Combining phytochemicals and multitrophic interactions to control forest insect pests5
The importance of eco-evolutionary dynamics for predicting and managing insect range shifts5
Extracting spatial information from temporal odor patterns: insights from insects5
Making the cut: mechanics of cutting and steering of insect probes5
Fast developing Russian wheat aphid biotypes remains an unsolved enigma5
Many evolutionary roads led to virus domestication in ichneumonoid parasitoid wasps5
Soil salinization and chemically mediated plant–insect interactions in a changing climate5
Insect and arthropod conservation policies: the need for a paradigm shift5
Evolution of visual system specialization in predatory arthropods5
Firefly genomes illuminate the evolution of beetle bioluminescent systems5
Circadian and daily rhythms of disease vector mosquitoes5
Urbanization of Aedes mosquito populations and evolution of arboviral disease risk in Africa5
Sidestepping Darwin: horizontal gene transfer from plants to insects5
Honey robbing: could human changes to the environment transform a rare foraging tactic into a maladaptive behavior?5
Epigenetic regulation and division of labor in social insects5
The role of ATP-binding cassette transporters in arthropod pesticide toxicity and resistance5
Strengthening adult mosquito surveillance in Africa for disease control: learning from the present5
Impact of parasitoid-associated polydnaviruses on plant-mediated herbivore interactions5
Editorial overview: Cytochrome P450s in plant–insect interactions: new insights on gut reactions5
Molecular physiology of iron trafficking in Drosophila melanogaster5
Genomic signatures of eusocial evolution in insects5
Evolution of germ plasm assembly and function among the insects4
Cold-induced immune activation in chill-susceptible insects4
The Drosophila circadian clock circuit is a nonhierarchical network of peptidergic oscillators4
Habitat-centric versus species-centric approaches to edible insects for food and feed4
New insight into molecular mechanisms underlying division of labor in honeybees4
Retinal organization and visual abilities for flower foraging in swallowtail butterflies4
The promises and challenges of archiving insect behavior and natural history in a changing world4
Of clockwork and catastrophes: advances in spatiotemporal dynamics of forest Lepidoptera4
Is the evolution of insect odorscapes under anthropic pressures a risk for herbivorous insect invasions?4
Environmentally responsive reproduction: neuroendocrine signalling and the evolution of eusociality4
The importance of fat accumulation and reserves for insect overwintering4
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and One Health — a call for action to integrate4
Using virtual worlds to understand insect navigation for bio-inspired systems4
Hotter days, stronger immunity? Exploring the impact of rising temperatures on insect gut health and microbial relationships4
Genetic and viral approaches to record or manipulate neurons in insects4
Editorial overview: Halting the pollinator crisis requires entomologists to step up and assume their societal responsibilities4
Plasticity of aggregation pheromones in insects4
Evolution of chemical interactions between ants and their mutualist partners4
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