Bats as conservationists

A new silk route out of China

The Asian giant unravels the most extensive genetic mapping of the silkworm

Weaving insect wildlife back into the tapestry of life

The fate of insects is entwined with that of people and of many other vertebrates

Ignored threat

Climate change threatens species’ genetic diversity too

MEXICO

Czechs convicted

Wrong catch?

What drives pesticide use

Study says land simplification has no link to use of pesticide

Bag the bug

Slippery dog bowl better than bait chemicals at killing bed bugs

Bad bug

Pine beetles make water quality dip in North America

Locust repellents

The insect dislikes crops rich in nitrogen and proteins

NEWS SNIPPETS

Bee species are missing, pollination on high risk

Biodiversity: Animals protect humans against diseases

Are pets better therapy than expensive drugs?

New whitefly found in Western Ghats

Great depression of lac

Biggest producer Jharkhand worst hit—and clueless

Jurassic age cleaners

125 million-year-old fossil suggests cockroaches ate dinosaur dung

Weaving evidence

Cobwebs can help gauge pollution levels

From the blurbs

In Short

Aerial raid on mosquitoes

First Indian study on species discovery pattern

Punjab takes precautions for mealy bug attack

Definitive

Study links GM crops with ecological imbalance

Global warming will favour temperate insects