Academic Journal
Q1Insects
About Insects
Insects is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.759 and H-index of 87.
Coverage: 2010-2026. Research categories: Insect Science (Q1).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 3.0 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Brian T. Forschler (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Editor-in-Chief listed on the journal homepage.
- Contact email: insects@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
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Topics in published research
Insect-Plant Interactions and Control; Insect and Pesticide Research; Plant and animal studies; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Insect Pest Control Strategies; Insect Resistance and Genetics.
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Aims & Scope
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Recent Research Articles
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First Detection and Delimiting Survey of the Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, 1888 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)) in Slovakia
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2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101019Potential of Tecoma stans as an Insectary Plant for the Mirid Predator Tytthus chinensis (Hemiptera: Miridae): Effects on Longevity and Reproductive Development
Wittaya Singsanan, Kazumu Kuramitsu, Apisit Thipaksorn, Panas Tumkiratiwong et al.
2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101021Large Coccinellidae Collected in the Nebraska Panhandle Reveal High Diversity, Rare Species, and Undocumented Plant Associations
Mathew L. Brust, Louis S. Hesler, William Wyatt Hoback
2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101018Agroforestry Spread of Xylella fastidiosa in Minorca: Vectors, Hosts, and Dynamics in Wild Olive Woods and Pastures
Miquel Llompart, Josep Cifre, Diego Olmo, Andreu Juan et al.
2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101020Integrative Advances in Honey Bee Gut–Brain Interactions: From Microbiota Dynamics to Behavioral Regulation and Colony Health
Ting Xiong, Zongwen Hu, Zhiyue Yang, Minghua Yang et al.
2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101017First Shotgun Metagenomic Characterization of the Gut Microbiome of the Endangered Longhorn Beetle Callipogon relictus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Alexander Kuprin, Vladislava Baklanova, Anastasia Rechits
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101016Surfactant Compatibility Screening Improves Formulation Performance of Metarhizium anisopliae for Control of the Tomato Leafminer Phthorimaea absoluta
Song Mei, Amr Abou El-Ela, Yuanqiu Dong, Asim Munawar et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101014Tephritid Fly Abundance and Inflorescence Herbivory on a High Alpine Thistle Vary with Environment
Raven A. Reville, Emily L. Schultz, Svata M. Louda
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101015Seasonal Dynamics, Botanical Origin, and Yield of Apis mellifera Propolis in the Mexican Altiplano: Influence of Precipitation, Phenology, and Harvesting Methods
Jose Juan Alcivar-Saldaña, Marco Aurelio Rodriguez-Monroy, Lysett Corona-Gómez, Víctor Manuel Díaz-Sánchez et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101013Edible Insects for Future Protein and Product Development: Mapping Global Research Trends, Innovation, and Development Through Bibliometric Analysis
Dewi Anggraini, Eny Palupi, Irma Isnafia Arief, Uswatun Hasanah et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101005Effects of Sequentially Removing Low-Abundance Taxon Records from Community Matrices on Aquatic Insect Community Evaluation in Mountain Streams
Zhen Tian, Wei Zhao, Sicheng Ao, Xianfu Li et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101007Global Future Modeling of the Monophagous Pest Pagiophloeus tsushimanus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): An Integrated Approach Using Random Forest and the CLIMEX Model
Qiang Wu, Kaitong Xiao, Xiaosu Deng, Haijian Hu et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101008Characterization and Behavioral Responses of Volatile Organic Compounds in Commercial Cockroach Baits
Kejia Chen, Bin Sun, Hongyan Lyu, Xinhong Xu et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101010Host Suitability and Parasitic Activity of Local Groups of Habrobracon hebetor (Say, 1836) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as a Factor in the Management of Lepidopteran Pest Populations in Corn Agroecosystems
Maria Vladimirovna Petrishcheva, Vladimir Yakovlevich Ismailov, Irina Sergeevna Agasyeva
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101012Bombyx mori p38 MAPK Regulates Cell Cycle Progression and Silk Gland Endoreplication via Interaction with Cell Cycle Genes
Lanxing Wang, Yanbi Long, Siyi Wei, Keqin Ding et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101006Beyond Algorithmic Accuracy: Field Readiness, Ecological Intelligence and Real-World Validation of Artificial Intelligence for Insect Pest Management
Eda Budak Akbal, Erol Bayhan
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101009Screening and Expression Characteristics of Trehalose Transporter Genes in the Parasitic Wasp Baryscapus dioryctriae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
Jian Zhou, Jing Li, Yinuo Li, Qiuyao Li et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101011Correction: Al Naggar et al. How Environmental and Ecological Stressors Reprogram Honey Bee Chemistry Through the Microbiome–Metabolome Axis. Insects 2026, 17, 336
Yahya Al Naggar, Hamed A. Ghramh, Amira Elfarnawany, Amr Mohamed et al.
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101003Diversity of Ascodipteron and Host-Associated Variation in Parasitism Among Hipposiderid Bats in Yunnan, China
Yifan Deng, Lin Zhang, Rong Xiang, Ran Zhao et al.
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101004Potential Geographical Distribution Prediction and Ecological Niche Change Analysis of Pissodes castaneus
Yuxuan Li, Dongrui Sun, Yiwen Wang, Zhuojin Wu et al.
2026-09-28 · DOI: 10.3390/insects17101002Reviews
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