1. Sezen, K., Yıldız, İ., Güney Aydın, E., Mehrvar, A., Derin, M.,  Söylemezoğlu, G., Toprak, U. 2026. A spray-dried microencapsulated Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki formulation with enhanced environmental stability while maintaining insecticidal efficacy against lepidopteran pests. Crop Protection. Acccepted. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2026.107848
2. Alkan,M., Şimşek, Ş., Gökçe, A., Çakar, T., Tüfekçi, A.R., Mutlu, D., Adem, Ş., Toprak, U. 2026. Pulegone-rich Cyclotrichium origanifolium (Labill.) Manden. & Scheng. essential oil for management of stored-product pests: insecticidal, repellent and mechanistic insights against Sitophilus oryzae and Rhyzopertha dominica. Journal of Stored Products Research, 119:103200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2026.103200
3. Terris, E., Verkoulen, S., Groves, R.L., Schoville, .S.D., Weissner, M., Toprak, U. 2026. Expression and RNAi characterization of neuropeptides and signaling pathways underlying developmental regulation in the Colorado potato beetle. Frontiers in Insect Science, 6:1862257. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2026.1862257.
4. Ertürk, S., Erdurmuş, D., Alpkent, Y. N., Erdurmuş, G., Toprak, U. 2026. Additive effects of a local diatomaceous earth formulation and indigenous entomopathogenic fungi on mortality and F₁ progeny suppression of Sitophilus oryzae (Linnaeus, 1763) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in stored wheat. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 36(9):1148–1166. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2026.2703790
5. Zhang, W., Toprak, U., Mohamed, A., Chakkalakkal, G., Al-Dhafer, H., Smagghe, G., Eleftherianos, I. 2026. RNAi-based biopesticides: Biosafety and risk assessment—an outline. Entomologia Generalis. Accepted. doi: 10.1127/entomologia/3821
6. Sansinenea, E., Martínez, L.A., Peñuelas-Rubio, O., Hwang, H., Toprak, U., Mitra, D., El-Shabasy, A., Upadhyay, S.K., Shin, J.-H., Azizoglu, U. 2026. Next-generation insect pest management: Genetic innovations and emerging biocontrol strategies. Frontiers in Plant Science, 17:1868879. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2026.1868879
7. Güney, G., Cedden, D., Coutu, C., Baldwin, D.,  Hegedus, D., Babaroğlu, N., Bayram, Ş., Doğan, C., Ertürk, S., Toprak, U. 2026. Transcriptomic and proteomic insights into diapause in the wheat stink bug, Aelia rostrata. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, 122: e70188. https://doi.org/10.1002/arch.70188.
8. Zhang, W., Eleftherianos, I., Mohamed, A., Smagghe, G., Chakkalakkal, G.J., Al-Akeel, R., Toprak, U., Tettamanti, G., Keyhani, N., Renault, D. 2026. Evolution, multifunctionality, and agricultural potential of insect microbiomes and the holobiont concept. The ISME Journal, 20 (1): wrag137. https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrag137
9. Narva, K., Gordon, E., İnak, E., Smith, S., Whipple, S., Manley, B., Moreira do Nascimento, J., Zhurov, V., Singh, V., Bruinsma, K., Koç-İnak, N., Grbić, M., Toprak, U., Grbić, V. 2026. RNAi-based acaricides: On the path to commercialization of new tools for mite management in crops and hives. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 189:104520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2026.104520 
10. Toprak, U. 2026. The hidden engines of insect life: The cellular machinery driving physiology. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 75:101486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2026.101486
11. Tettamanti, G., Casartelli, M., Mohamed, A., Toprak, U., Daniele, B., Ling, T.  2026. Targeting cell death processes for insect pest control: a promising but still underexploited strategy. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 74:101461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2025.101461
12. Musselman, L.P., Cedden, D., Güney, G., Toprak, U. 2026. Insect lipidomics: Advances, applications, and physiological insights. Eds: Toprak, U., Musselman, L., In: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1494, pp. 261–291. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2025_878
13. Toprak, U. 2026. Lipid metabolism in relation to calcium homeostasis. Eds: Toprak, U., Musselman, L., In: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology,1494, pp. 217–237. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2025_875
14. Toprak, U., İnak, E., Nauen, R. 2026. Lipid metabolism as a target site in pest control. Eds: Toprak, U., Musselman, L., In: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1494, pp. 519–547. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2024_822
15. Toprak, U., Teets, N.M., Cedden, D., Guney, G. 2026. Lipid metabolism in diapause. In “Insect Lipid Metabolism”, Eds: Toprak, U., Musselman, L., In: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1494, pp. 293–312. Springer, Cham.  https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2025_850