Redia was named in honour of Francesco Redi, the famous XVII century Tuscan

entomologist. Since its beginning, the periodical accepted papers dealing with

researches only in the field of agricultural entomology (insects and mites).

At the end of the 2^nd World-War the periodical started with the second series

(vol. XXXI, 1946). In 1969, Redia started again with the third series

(new subtitle “Journal of Zoology”) when the old Station changed in the new

“Experimental Institute for Agricultural Zoology” (ISZA).

Since 1969, Redia accepts papers dealing also with urban zoology and

nematology. Then, it has been publishing works on applied zoology,

in agricultural and forest fields, to achieve knowledge in the pest

management and control of many of the noxious invertebrate phytophagous

organisms.

Furthermore, the journal has more and more emphasized the improvement and

evolution of means to control the most harmful species in the agricultural and

forest ecosystems, especially in the field of the natural antagonists.

Redia throughout its long time of life has been publishing also basic researches

and general works on cytology, histology, morphology, taxonomy, biology,

ecology, ethology and biosystematics of many of those invertebrate animals

either able to affect cultivated and forest plants or as important components

of the terrestrial ecosystems.

In 2003, its centenary year, Redia changed its format in A4-double columns

and increased remarkably its editorial board reaching n. 32 components in 2007.

Starting with the Vol. XC (2007), Redia will be published by the Research Centre

for Agrobiology and Pedology (ABP) of the Agricultural Research Council (CRA).