Environmental Entomology Award Nominations

Environmental Entomology is pleased to announce the nominations for the 2026 journal awards. The award winners will receive a free publication in the journal, extra promotion of the paper through promoting the award winners, and will be featured in poster from the EE editors-in-chief at the ESA annual meeting.

Read the 2026 nominations below, or browse past winners. Award ballots will be sent to eligible voters by email.

People's Choice Award Nominees

Nominees for the Environmental Entomology People's Choice Award are based on citations, downloads, and Altmetric scores for papers published in 2024 and 2025. The award winner is determined through a vote by ESA members. Here are the 2026 nominees:

Biodegradation of polyurethane by black soldier fly larvae and the function of gut microorganisms.

Xifeng Wang, Zhihua Liu, Kejian Xue, Huan Liu, Rong Xue, Rui Hu, Wanqing Liu, Ziling Wang, Haifeng Li

Helicoverpa zea selected on Bt corn have wing shapes better suited to long distance flight.

Katarina M Mikac, Jose H Dominguez Davila, Meagan J Powley, Sarah Barclay, Daniela Pezzini, Dominic D Reisig

Honeydew and feeding-wound exudate from invasive spotted lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) on invasive tree-of-heaven (Sapindales: Simaroubaceae) subsidize North American pollinators, parasitoids, and other invertebrates.

Stefani L Cannon, Matthew R Helmus

Pacific Northwest native plants and native cultivars, part I: pollinator visitation.

Jen J-M Hayes, Nicole C Bell, Lincoln R Best, Svea R Bruslind, Devon O Johnson, Mallory E Mead, Tyler S Spofford, Gail A Langellotto

Patterns of occurrence, phenology, and phylogeny of Phloeosinus punctatus LeConte (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in giant sequoia.

Nathaniel E Foote, Gabriel G Foote, Nathan Comai, Jorge R Ibarra Caballero, Jane E Stewart, Anthony R Ambrose, Wendy L Baxter, Thomas S Davis

Pesticide drift into field margins threatens bee pollinators and other beneficial insects.

Kelsey K Graham, Angélica Bianchini Sanchez, Scott McArt, Rufus Isaacs

Seasonal phenology of Empoasca fabae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Québec, Canada.

Abraão Almeida Santos,Fausto Henrique Vieira Araújo, Nicolas Plante, Ricardo Siqueira da Silva, Edel Pérez-Lopéz

Stink bug species composition and risk of economic damage in the southeastern soybean cropping systems.

Sujan Panta, George G Kennedy, Dominic D Reisig, Rachel A Vann, Benjamin L Aigner, Kyle Matthew Bekelja, Sean Malone, Hélène B Doughty, Tim B Bryant, Thomas P Kuhar, Anders S Huseth

The food of life: which nectar do mosquitoes feed on?-An evidence-based meta-analysis.

Eva Herreros-Moya, Marianne Sinka, Angela F Harris, Julian Entwistle, Andrew C Martin, Kathy J Willis

The spotted lanternfly's ability to reproduce is significantly reduced when fed exclusively on grapevines.

Sukhman Singh, Cecil Smith, Flor E Acevedo

Reviewers' Choice Award Nominees

Nominees for the Environmental Entomology Reviewers' Choice Award were selected by the editors-in-chief based on novelty, writing quality, and potential impact of papers published in 2024 and 2025. The award winner is determined through a vote by EE reviewers.

Artificial lighting affects the predation performance of the Insidiosus flower bug (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) against the Western flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae).

Morgane L Canovas, Paul K Abram, Jean-François Cormier, Tigran Galstian, Martine Dorais

Critical thermal limits of the seasonal migrant, Euxoa auxiliaris (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

Taylor E Kennedy, Sharlene E Sing, Robert K D Peterson

Forecasting interannual abundance of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

Samuel T Wallace, Natalie G Nelson, Dominic D Reisig, Anders S Huseth

Effects of insect longevity and drought conditions on aster leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) fecundity.

Berenice Romero, Lawrence Entz, Christopher M Wallis, Sean M Prager

New contributions to the knowledge of two riparian mosquitoes in northwestern Spain: Anopheles petragnani and Culex mimeticus (Diptera: Culicidae).

Yasmina Martínez-Barciela, Alejandro Polina, Josefina Garrido

Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) increase pollination of Washington sweet cherry and pear crops.

Lindsie M McCabe, Natalie K Boyle, Theresa L Pitts-Singer