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Various specimens of insects on display at the Insect Biosystematics and Conservation Lab. Image by Abhishek N. Chinnappa.

A study centre for little things that run the world

Arathi Menon 18 Mar 2025

Why do dung beetles matter to climate change?

Angana Chakrabarti 19 Dec 2024

Unsustainable tourism, habitat changes eclipse the dazzling world of fireflies

Rushikesh More, Sanjana Khandare 29 Oct 2024

Rising temperatures alter insect-crop interactions and impact agricultural productivity

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 7 May 2024

Meet the beetles, the tiny titans of pollination

Arathi Menon 25 Mar 2024

Presenting the click beetles: A sound, light and dance show

Geetha Iyer 15 Jan 2024

[Commentary] Why are evolutionary scientists studying the crawlies?

Somdatta Karak 15 Aug 2023
A female katydid fitted with a radio tag to study her movements.

Flying is riskier for female katydids, finds India’s first insect radio telemetry study

Vinaya Kurtkoti 26 Apr 2023

Dimming the glow of firefly festivals in Maharashtra

Abhijeet Gurjar 1 Jul 2022

[Explainer] How are fireflies affected by light pollution?

Shreya Sharma 22 Jun 2022
Tuberonotha strenua. Photo by Geetha Iyer.

Mantispids: secretive insects with lace for wings

Geetha Iyer 6 Apr 2022

Moth biodiversity assessment finds nearly 500 moth species in Tale Wildlife Sanctuary

Roopak Goswami 1 Sep 2021

Fireflies appear to be vanishing in this Andhra Pradesh village

Neha Jain 27 Apr 2020

Could tribal honey hunters help save the bees and improve our food security?

Catherine Gilon 23 Mar 2020

[Video] Tree crickets turn leaves into megaphones to attract mates

Sandhya Sekar 4 Jan 2018

New mayfly find in Meghalaya signifies good river health

Bhavya Khullar 20 Dec 2017