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Insect behavior and control techniques

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Hongjie Li
Sichuan University
2
Gabriella Tait
Oregon State University
3
Kanaha Shoji
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
4
Andrea Fuso
University of Parma
5
Nariman Mamdouh
Cairo University
6
José Ricardo Pires Adelino
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
7
Fabrizio Lisi
University of Catania
8
Nikolay P. Kandul
University of California San Diego
9
Amarish Kumar Yadav
Banaras Hindu University
10
Nirag Kadakia
Yale University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Novel foods/feeds and novel frauds: The case of edible insects
Trends in Food Science & Technology|2024
25 cit.
2
Distinct systemic impacts of Aβ42 and Tau revealed by whole-organism snRNA-seq
Neuron|2025
16 cit.
3
Non-target effects of bioinsecticides on natural enemies of arthropod pests
Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health|2025
14 cit.
4
Compatibility of Bioinsecticides with Parasitoids for Enhanced Integrated Pest Management of Drosophila suzukii and Tuta absoluta
Insects|2024
13 cit.
5
Non-target effects of neurotoxic insecticides on <i>Ganaspis</i> cf. <i>brasiliensis,</i> a classical biological control agent of the spotted wing <i>Drosophila</i>
CABI Agriculture and Bioscience|2024
12 cit.
6
Selectivity of synthetic and bioinsecticides on adults of the spotted wing Drosophila and its pupal parasitoid
Entomologia Generalis|2024
10 cit.
7
Cold storage of <i>Ganaspis kimorum</i> (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) immature stages for optimized classical biological control of <i>Drosophila suzukii</i> (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
Journal of Economic Entomology|2024
7 cit.
8
Unravelling the Influence of Extraction Techniques on Protein Yield and Nutritional Value in Lesser Mealworm Larvae
Molecules|2024
6 cit.
9
Potential interactions of larval and pupal drosophila parasitoids and their implications for biological control of Drosophila suzukii
Biological Control|2025
5 cit.
10
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF BLUE CRABS FROM ADRIATIC SEA
Italian Journal of Food Science|2025
5 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Tzu‐Chiao Lu
Baylor College of Medicine
2
Jasper Janssens
Allen Institute for Brain Science
3
Joshua Shing Shun Li
Harvard University
4
Robert P. Zinzen
Max Delbrück Center
5
Tun Li
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
6
Shaymaa Fadhel Abbas Albaayit
University of Baghdad
7
Aoife Larkin
University of Cambridge
8
TyAnna L. Lovato
University of New Mexico
9
Sándor Spisák
HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences
10
Jenni Raitoharju
Tampere University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Fly Cell Atlas: A single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of the adult fruit fly
Science|2022
848 cit.
2
FlyBase: a guided tour of highlighted features
Genetics|2022
578 cit.
3
FlyBase: updates to the <i>Drosophila</i> genes and genomes database
Genetics|2024
396 cit.
4
Decoding gene regulation in the fly brain
Nature|2022
189 cit.
5
Aging Fly Cell Atlas identifies exhaustive aging features at cellular resolution
Science|2023
124 cit.
6
Mango Waste (Peel and Kernel) Enhances Food Dietary Fiber and Antioxidant Properties
Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences|2024
23 cit.
7
Graph-embedded subspace support vector data description
Pattern Recognition|2022
21 cit.
8
Evaluation of anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus property of zerumbone
Journal of Applied Biomedicine|2022
20 cit.
9
Zerumbone‐Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carrier Gel Enhances Wound Healing in Diabetic Rats
BioMed Research International|2022
16 cit.
10
A biallelic multiple nucleotide length polymorphism explains functional causality at 5p15.33 prostate cancer risk locus
Nature Communications|2023
13 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Martı́n Aluja
Instituto de Ecología
2
Boaz Yuval
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
3
Alberto Urbaneja
Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias
4
Phillip W. Taylor
Macquarie University
5
Jin‐Jun Wang
Southwest University
6
Nicolas Desneux
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
7
Frank G. Zalom
University of California, Davis
8
Vaughn M. Walton
Oregon State University
9
Ary A. Hoffmann
University of Melbourne
10
Rufus Isaacs
Michigan State University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Successful establishment of Wolbachia in Aedes populations to suppress dengue transmission
Nature|2011
1.7k cit.
2
Biological invasion of European tomato crops by Tuta absoluta: ecology, geographic expansion and prospects for biological control
Journal of Pest Science|2010
1.1k cit.
3
Adaptation of Drosophila to temperature extremes: bringing together quantitative and molecular approaches
Journal of Thermal Biology|2003
1.1k cit.
4
Biological control using invertebrates and microorganisms: plenty of new opportunities
BioControl|2017
1k cit.
5
Limits to the Adaptive Potential of Small Populations
Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics|2006
989 cit.
6
Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae): Invasive Pest of Ripening Soft Fruit Expanding its Geographic Range and Damage Potential
Journal of Integrated Pest Management|2011
944 cit.
7
Invasion biology of spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): a global perspective and future priorities
Journal of Pest Science|2015
936 cit.
8
Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in changing environments: a genetic perspective
Evolutionary Applications|2011
919 cit.
9
Building evolutionary resilience for conserving biodiversity under climate change
Evolutionary Applications|2010
865 cit.
10
GENETIC ISOLATION BY ENVIRONMENT OR DISTANCE: WHICH PATTERN OF GENE FLOW IS MOST COMMON?
Evolution|2013
833 cit.

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