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• Original Research

  Published 12 October 2026

  Integrating fungal virulence, formulation, and volatile-mediated attraction for an effective attract-and-kill strategy against Agriotes spp.

  Ismahen Lalaymia · Fanny Ruhland · Nolan Regnier · Elise Delahaut · Antoine Boullis · Clément Martin · François J. Verheggen · Stéphane Declerck

  Frontiers in Agronomy

  doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1941150

• Original Research

  Published 9 October 2026

  Knockdown of vATPase subunit A impairs larval-pupal development in Plutella xylostella

  Xuetao Yu · Yanan Jiang · Lijie Ren · Jinhua Luo · Zhanhao Dai · Lin Lu · Li Ren · Li Zhu · Chao Li · Qidi Wei · Gang Wu · Xiaohong Yan · Chenhui Shen

  Frontiers in Physiology

  doi 10.3389/fphys.2026.1974591

• Policy Brief

  Published 8 October 2026

  Genomic surveillance of mosquito resistance to guide cost-effective insecticide policy in Rwanda

  Nzungize Lambert · Naomi A. Dyer · Umuhoza Diane · Ellie Sherrard-Smith · Mutesa Leon

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1887818

• Original Research

  Published 6 October 2026

  Field efficacy of Tephrosia vogelii leaf extracts against Aphis fabae Scopoli (Hemiptera: aphididae) on common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

  Dominick Stephen Nana · Paulo John Lyimo · Ramadhani Omari Majubwa

  Frontiers in Agronomy

  doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1900866

• Original Research

  Published 30 September 2026

  Microemulsion-based delivery of peppermint essential oil as a sustainable strategy for Aedes aegypti control

  Carolina Paula de Souza Moreira · Natasha Reynaud · Marcos Paulo Gomes Mol · Gilson Faria · Sérgio Caldas

  Frontiers in Natural Products

  doi 10.3389/fntpr.2026.1925378

• Original Research

  Published 17 September 2026

  Phytochemical profile and biological activities of Kerianthera preclara, Kutchubaea insignis, Pagamea duckei, Pagamea macrophylla, and Rudgea lanceifolia (Rubiaceae)

  Luana da Conceição Moreira · Gabriel Santana Crispim · Fábio Geraldo De Souza · David Ribeiro Da Silva · Gilson José da Silva Gomes Vieira · Samara Raíssa Barbosa Lucena · Daniela Maria do Amaral Ferraz Navarro · Cecilia Veronica Nunez

  Frontiers in Natural Products

  doi 10.3389/fntpr.2026.1913240

• Review

  Published 14 September 2026

  Mechanisms of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes and their implications for disease control

  Rakesh Padhan · Jatin Kumar · Bharti Goyal · Ram Das · Vikas Kumar · Soumyaranjan Pradhan · Kailash C. Pandey · Tarun Kumar Vats · Bhuvan Dixit

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2026.1890327

• Review

  Published 9 September 2026

  Advanced nanomaterials for malaria theranostics

  Suresh Thangudu · Karthik Nuthalapati · Chiranjib Patra · Ganesh Kamble · Chiranjeevi Korupalli · Ganesh Gollavelli

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2026.1925644

• Perspective

  Published 7 September 2026

  Built for the village, breached in the city: redesigning malaria vector control for Anopheles stephensi and insecticide resistance

  Shyamkumar Sriram

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2026.1916446

• Original Research

  Published 17 August 2026

  Climate blind spots in malaria control: frontline perspectives on climate adaptation and malaria control in Zambia

  Nyuma Mbewe · Therese Sherma Nzayisenga · Kelvin Mwangilwa · Jonathan Mwanza · Stephen Bwalya · Ignatius Banda · Cheepa Habeenzeu · Paul Msanzya Zulu · Loveness Nikisi · Peter Jay Chipimo · Freddie Masaninga · Nathan Kapata · Allan Mayaba Mwiinde

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1842769

• Mini Review

  Published 17 August 2026

  Salivary gland microbiome of Anopheles gambiae: a mini-review of acquisition, composition, and functional significance

  Celestina O. Olafusi · Israel S. Afolabi · Olubanke O. Ogunlana

  Frontiers in Insect Science

  doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1911294

• Original Research

  Published 14 August 2026

  Traits analysis of an aphid-killing Pantoea agglomerans strain for use in biological control

  Alisa Hamidović · Nell Ghisdal · Linda Dhondt · Inès Pons · Thomas Dagbert · Mey Jerbi · Jérôme Ambroise · Bertrand Bearzatto · Jean-Luc Gala · Thierry Hance · François Renoz

  Frontiers in Insect Science

  doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1896449

• Mini Review

  Published 13 August 2026

  Targeting elongation factor 2 in Anopheles gambiae: molecular insights and implications for malaria vector control

  Adebanke E. Ogundipe · Fabrice B. Kernyuy · Titilope M. Dokunmu · Emeka E. Iweala · Olubanke O. Ogunlana

  Frontiers in Insect Science

  doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1869625

• Original Research

  Published 11 August 2026

  Multi-centre laboratory study to determine discriminating concentrations for broflanilide and isocycloseram resistance monitoring in mosquitoes

  Giorgio Praulins · Frank Mechan · Gemma Harvey · Basil D. Brooke · Vincent Corbel · Stéphane Duchon · Maria L. Kaiser · Sarah Moore · Ahmadi Bakari Mpelepele · Shüné V. Oliver · Himmat Singh · Jennifer Stevenson · Yvan G. Fotso Toguem · Vaishali Verma · Charles Wondji · Rosemary Susan Lees

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2026.1874255

• Original Research

  Published 4 August 2026

  Heavy metal and pesticide toxicity in agricultural soils across a farming intensity gradient in Central Zambia

  Aaron C. Siyunda · Davies Lungu · Natasha M. Mwila · Jones Yengwe · Akbar A. Ganatra · Hemant Tripathi · Steven M. Sait · Rupert J. Quinnell · Martin Simuunza · Lavel Moonga · Xiaomei Yang · Rima Osman · Luuk Fleskens · Violet Nkhoma · Andy Dougill · Erastus Mwanaumo

  Frontiers in Soil Science

  doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1903905

• Review

  Published 30 July 2026

  Botanical defence: medicinal plants as botanical insecticides against Locustana pardalina Walker (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

  Afika-Amazizi N. Mbuyiswa · Hlalanathi Y. Gwanya · Ompelege J. Phokwe · Nomagugu Gxaba · Madira C. Manganyi

  Frontiers in Insect Science

  doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1833553

• Original Research

  Published 29 July 2026

  Molecular docking analysis and biochemical characterization of metabolic detoxification enzymes in adults of Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae) exposed to α-cypermethrin

  Rohit Lakhwani · Kajal Narwal · Sanskriti Ojha · Shreya Jha · Roopa Rani Samal · Sarita Kumar

  Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

  doi 10.3389/fitd.2026.1882408

• Original Research

  Published 27 July 2026

  Bioactivity screening of plant ethanol extracts against Plutella xylostella and field evaluation of an optimized botanical combination formulation

  Jie Zhang · Xiaoe Wang · Xiaoli Xu. · Williamson Gustave · Xiaokai Zhang

  Acta Biochimica Polonica

  doi 10.3389/abp.2026.16918

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• Review

  Published 1 July 2026

  Beauty and the pest: ornamental plant biomass valorization for the management of lepidopteran crop and storage pests

  Tijana Narandžić · Veljko Šarac · Dragana Šunjka

  Frontiers in Horticulture

  doi 10.3389/fhort.2026.1848241

• Brief Research Report

  Published 30 June 2026

  Improving RNAi in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda

  Anil Kumar Moola · Subba Reddy Palli

  Frontiers in Insect Science

  doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1820222

• Original Research

  Published 26 June 2026

  Soil nutrition and foliar intervention in Brassica napus (L.) to impair biological fitness of green peach aphid (Myzus persicae Sulzer)

  Muhammad Wajid Javed · Waseem Akram · Muhammad Umair Gulzar · Ammara Riaz · Muhammad Sagheer · Asad Aslam · Ayman El Sabagh · Mohammed Antar

  Frontiers in Insect Science

  doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1853500

• Original Research

  Published 9 June 2026

  Integrated evaluation of plant oils, entomopathogenic fungi and insecticides against rugose spiralling whitefly (Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin) on coconut

  Priyanka Borbaruah · Inee Gogoi · Samiron Pathak · Badal Bhattacharyya · Shimantini Borkataki · K. Sindhura Bhairavi · Bandana Saikia · Jabanika Hazarika · Partha Pratim Gyanudoy Das · Mousumi Phukon · Nang Sena Manpoong · Elangbam Bidyarani Devi

  Frontiers in Insect Science

  doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1829366

• Original Research

  Published 14 April 2026

  Temperature tolerance and persistence of promising native Metarhizium isolates for use in chili pepper farms in Ghana

  Patricia Akua Sitsofe Nyahe · Vincent Yao Eziah · Candice Anne Coombes · Samuel Kumahor · Isaac Nortey · Monica Akumyoungta · Drauzio E. N. Rangel · Alene Alder-Rangel · Michael Yao Osae · Dalia Sukmawati · Mavis Agyeiwaa Acheampong

  Frontiers in Fungal Biology

  doi 10.3389/ffunb.2026.1780941

• Review

  Published 6 March 2026

  Hazard identification and the harmful effects of organophosphates and carbamates in bioethical models: a review

  Chiara Gambardella · Pietro Soro · Ombretta Paladino · Carla Falugi · Francesco Misurale · Marco Faimali

  Frontiers in Cell Death

  doi 10.3389/fceld.2026.1680195

• Editorial

  Published 17 February 2026

  Editorial: Addressing contemporary threats to global malaria control: new tools and strategies

  Annette Elizabeth Kaiser · Louisa Alexandra Messenger · Richard Oxborough · Nancy Stephen Matowo

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2026.1776838

• Original Research

  Published 6 January 2026

  Stingless bees in coffee: yield gains and assessing neonicotinoid impact

  Jenifer Dias Ramos · Gustavo Souza Santos · Charles Fernando dos Santos · Thamires Sá De Oliveira Kaminski · Ana Paola Cione · Denise Araujo Alves · Fernando Celso Longhim Quenzer · Alistair John Campbell · Andrigo Monroe Pereira · Helen Thompson · Ana Carolina Martins de Queiroz · José Maurício Simões Bento · Cristiano Menezes

  Frontiers in Bee Science

  doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1644205

• Original Research

  Published 1 December 2025

  Stakeholders’ perceptions, acceptability, and sustainability of a larviciding intervention in Tanga Region, Tanzania

  Fadhila Kihwele · Tegemeo Gavana · Denis Kailembo · Elizabeth Kasagama · Charles Dismas Mwalimu · Jubilate Bernard · Best Yoram · Leah Ndekuka · Stella Kajange · Samwel Lazaro · Noela Kisoka · Prosper Chaki · Christian Lengeler · Angel Dillip

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2025.1693543

• Bee Science

  Published 6 October 2025

  The effect of neonicotinoids on bumblebees (Bombus spp.): a systematic review

  Daisy J. Dennis · Alexandra J. Gibbs

  Frontiers in Bee Science

  doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1657493

• Malaria

  Published 28 August 2025

  Knowledge, beliefs and adherence to antimalarial medications among patients in the Ga East Municipality of Ghana

  Michelle Akua Amoako · Victor Collins Wutor · Benoit Banga N’guessan

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2025.1582682

• Malaria

  Published 25 June 2025

  Targeting mucosal immunity in malaria control: the underexplored role of IgA

  Haruna Muwonge · Isaac Ssewanyana · Adoke Yeka · Pauline Byakika-Kibwika

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2025.1557371

• Malaria

  Published 16 May 2025

  Corrigendum: PRONet Duo insecticide-treated net incorporated with chlorfenapyr and bifenthrin is superior to Interceptor ® G2 nets against pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles gambiae sensu lato: a randomized experimental hut trial in Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania using non-inferiority design

  Alphonce A. Assenga · Ludovic P. Ahoua Alou · Soromane Camara · Alphonsine A. Koffi · Raphael N’Guessan · Dismas S. Kamande · Safina Ngonyani · Ummi A. Kibondo · Olukayode G. Odufuwa · Watson S. Ntabaliba · Ruth G. Lekundayo · Faraji Abilah · Edith P. Madumla · Joseph B. Muganga · Jason Moore · Sarah J. Moore

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2025.1612068

• Malaria

  Published 16 May 2025

  Beyond insecticide treated bed nets coverage to heterogeneous human behaviors and spatial realities

  Merveille Koissi Savi · Lauren M. Childs · Christian Borgemeister

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2025.1571912

• Malaria

  Published 8 April 2025

  Evaluating insecticide susceptibility in major African malaria vectors: a meta-analysis and systematic review

  Awoke Minwuyelet · Delenasaw Yewhalaw · Andrea Sciarretta · Getnet Atenafu

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2025.1478249

• Malaria

  Published 24 March 2025

  Adult-capture assays as a tool to measure insecticide resistance in Anopheles malaria vectors: a modeling comparison with larval-capture assays

  Inga Holmdahl · Caroline O. Buckee · Lauren M. Childs

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2025.1489687

• Malaria

  Published 14 March 2025

  PRONet Duo insecticide-treated net incorporated with chlorfenapyr and bifenthrin is superior to Interceptor ® G2 nets against pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles gambiae sensu lato: a randomized experimental hut trial in Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania using non-inferiority design

  Alphonce A. Assenga · Ludovic P. Ahoua Alou · Soromane Camara · Alphonsine A. Koffi · Raphael N’Guessan · Dismas S. Kamande · Safina Ngonyani · Ummi A. Kibondo · Olukayode G. Odufuwa · Watson S. Ntabaliba · Ruth G. Lekundayo · Faraji Abilah · Edith P. Madumla · Joseph B. Muganga · Jason Moore · Sarah J. Moore

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2025.1540884

• Malaria

  Published 12 March 2025

  Community perceptions and acceptability of insecticide-treated screens for mosquito proofing of unimproved houses in Chalinze district, Tanzania: a mixed-methods study

  Fadhila Kihwele · Olukayode G. Odufuwa · Joseph B. Muganga · Emmanuel Mbuba · Rose Philipo · Jason Moore · Ole Skovmand · Rune Bosselmann · John Bradley · Sarah Moore · Zawadi Mageni Mboma

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2025.1540184

• Environmental Chemistry

  Published 3 March 2025

  A review of properties, occurrence, fate, and transportation mechanisms of contaminants of emerging concern in sewage sludge, biosolids, and soils: recent advances and future trends

  Emile Habimana · Sébastien Sauvé

  Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry

  doi 10.3389/fenvc.2025.1547596

• Malaria

  Published 30 January 2025

  Can Ethiopia eliminate malaria? Malaria burden: insights from the pre-elimination era, current challenges and perspectives

  Dagmawi Woldesenbet · Yalewayker Tegegne · Abdulhakim Mussema · Elias Tamene · Kemal Mohamed · Wagaw Abebe · Melese Mekuria · Kasahun Bogale · Habtamu Geremew · Mufta Muzemil Shifa · Mulugeta Aemero Tegegne

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2025.1492444

• Malaria

  Published 24 December 2024

  Comparative efficacy of Vector Guard ® to Olyset ® Plus insecticide-treated nets against strongly pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles arabiensis in experimental huts in Tanzania

  Jane Johnson Machange · Emmanuel Mbuba · Seth R. Irish · Johnson Kyeba Swai · Watson Ntabaliba · Noely Otto Makungwa · Safina Ngonyani · Ahmadi Bakari Mpelepele · Ummi Abdul Kibondo · Olukayode G. Odufuwa · Sarah Jane Moore

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2024.1507392

• Arachnid Science

  Published 19 November 2024

  Thou shalt not pass - arachnid venom peptides interacting with biological membranes

  Yachen Wang · Shaodong Guo · Katie F. Jee · Volker Herzig

  Frontiers in Arachnid Science

  doi 10.3389/frchs.2024.1490313

• Cancer Control and Society

  Published 25 July 2024

  Comprehensive assessment of pesticide use patterns and increased cancer risk

  Jacob Gerken · Gear Thomas Vincent · Demi Zapata · Ileana G. Barron · Isain Zapata

  Frontiers in Cancer Control and Society

  doi 10.3389/fcacs.2024.1368086

• Freshwater Science

  Published 17 January 2024

  The challenge of assessing multiple stressors in freshwater ecosystems: nonintuitive interactions between pesticide exposure and larval crowding

  Tom R. Bilbo · Dan E. Dawson · Christopher J. Salice

  Frontiers in Freshwater Science

  doi 10.3389/ffwsc.2023.1302240

• Cell Death

  Published 20 June 2023

  Dissecting the mechanism of regulation of a ferroptosis-like form of cell death in Drosophila melanogaster

  Sanjay Saini · Edward Owusu-Ansah

  Frontiers in Cell Death

  doi 10.3389/fceld.2023.1209641