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Insect Pest Control Strategies

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Emre Şen
HUN-REN Veterinary Medical Research Institute
2
Shehbaz Sharif
University of the Punjab
3
Syed Ahmad Syarifah Zulaikha
Unknown
4
Shireen Raza Haidri
Unknown
5
Khurram Mahmood Sultan Kamboh
Unknown
6
Awais Ali Chatha
Government College University, Faisalabad
7
Patrick Maada Ngegba
Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute
8
A. Jatau
The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti
9
Bijay Subedi
Pennsylvania State University
10
Mirian Villavicencio-Vásquez
Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral

Papers

1
Biological control agents: mechanisms of action, selection, formulation and challenges in agriculture
Frontiers in Agronomy|2025
76 cit.
2
An overview of insecticide resistance mechanisms, challenges, and management strategies in Spodoptera frugiperda
Crop Protection|2025
17 cit.
3
Salicylate plant defences reduce aphid nutritional quality and increase predator consumption
Ecological Entomology|2025
4 cit.
4
Studies on the host selection of a weed biological control candidate facilitate pre-release environmental safety assessments
BioControl|2024
2 cit.
5
Root-Emitted Volatile Organic Compounds from Daucus carota Modulate Chemotaxis in Phasmarhabditis and Oscheius Nematodes
Agronomy|2025
1 cit.
6
Biological activity of Trachystemon orientalis extracts against Sitophilus oryzae and Oryzaephilus surinamensis
Scientific Reports|2026
1 cit.
7
Pathogenicity of Metarhizium anisopliae (Pacer) against two stored-grain insect pests under abiotic stress factors
Plant Protection|2025
0 cit.
8
Publication in Frontiers in Plant Science (2026) [W7124490765]
Frontiers in Plant Science|2026
0 cit.
9
Evaluation of the Antifungal Potential of Different Photorhabdus Species Against Monilinia laxa and Colletotrichum fioriniae
Journal of Fungi|2026
0 cit.
10
Antifungal Mechanisms of Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus Bacteria
Unknown Journal|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Saleh S. Alhewairini
Qassim University
2
Shaymaa Fadhel Abbas Albaayit
University of Baghdad
3
Muhammad Yunus Umar
Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem
4
Marwah M. Bakri
Jazan University
5
D. Baskaran
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
6
Nicholas Hamon
Innovative Vector Control Consortium
7
Ernest R. Mbega
Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
8
David Mota‐Sanchez
Michigan State University
9
Dieudonné Baributsa
Purdue University West Lafayette
10
Raj Kumar Dahal
Tribhuvan University

Papers

1
Building sustainable societies through vertical soilless farming: A cost-effectiveness analysis on a small-scale non-greenhouse hydroponic system
Sustainable Cities and Society|2022
57 cit.
2
A simplified non-greenhouse hydroponic system for small-scale soilless urban vegetable farming
MethodsX|2022
32 cit.
3
Bagarius bagarius, and Eichhornia crassipes are suitable bioindicators of heavy metal pollution, toxicity, and risk assessment
Scientific Reports|2023
24 cit.
4
Mango Waste (Peel and Kernel) Enhances Food Dietary Fiber and Antioxidant Properties
Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences|2024
23 cit.
5
Evaluation of anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus property of zerumbone
Journal of Applied Biomedicine|2022
20 cit.
6
Hermetic bags maintain soybean seed quality under high relative humidity environments
Journal of Stored Products Research|2022
19 cit.
7
The Interaction Effect of the Design Parameters on the Water Absorption of the Hemp-Reinforced Biocarbon-Filled Bio-Epoxy Composites
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2023
18 cit.
8
Effect of Temperature and Insect Infestation Levels on Oxygen Depletion in Hermetic Storage
Insects|2023
17 cit.
9
Status of carotenoids in elite and landrace maize genotypes: Implications for provitamin A biofortification in Tanzania
Food Research International|2022
16 cit.
10
Zerumbone‐Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carrier Gel Enhances Wound Healing in Diabetic Rats
BioMed Research International|2022
16 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Giovanni Benelli
University of Pisa
2
Nawal Kishore Dubey
Banaras Hindu University
3
James H. Tumlinson
Pennsylvania State University
4
Abdul Abdul Rahuman
Social Service Sericulture Project Trust
5
R. N. C. Guedes
Universidade Federal de Viçosa
6
Marcel Dicke
Wageningen University & Research
7
Randy Gaugler
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
8
Young‐Joon Ahn
Seoul National University
9
Ralf Nauen
Bayer (Germany)
10
Christos G. Athanassiou
University of Thessaly

Papers

1
Ecology of Infochemical Use by Natural Enemies in a Tritrophic Context
Annual Review of Entomology|1992
1.8k cit.
2
IRAC: Mode of action classification and insecticide resistance management
Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology|2014
1.3k cit.
3
Herbivore-infested plants selectively attract parasitoids
Nature|1998
1.3k cit.
4
Entomopathogenic Nematodes
Annual Review of Entomology|1993
1.2k cit.
5
Plant Volatiles as a Defense against Insect Herbivores
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY|1999
1.2k cit.
6
Caterpillar-induced nocturnal plant volatiles repel conspecific females
Nature|2001
1k cit.
7
An Elicitor of Plant Volatiles from Beet Armyworm Oral Secretion
Science|1997
993 cit.
8
Airborne signals prime plants against insect herbivore attack
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2004
940 cit.
9
Exploitation of natural products as an alternative strategy to control postharvest fungal rotting of fruit and vegetables
Postharvest Biology and Technology|2004
736 cit.
10
Plant strategies of manipulating predatorprey interactions through allelochemicals: Prospects for application in pest control
Journal of Chemical Ecology|1990
685 cit.

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