Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of HC Singla Vs State of Punjab dated 31/10/2022. The matter is related to biological pollution by the Susri insect. This pollution is being caused due to decaying grains, due to negligence in storage arrangements of grains by Food Corporation of …
The pristine forest of Neora Valley National Park (NVNP) in Kalimpong hills, Darjeeling district, which has formed an ecological trijunction with Sikkim and Bhutan, is the last virgin wilderness in West Bengal. It is one of the oldest (1881) reserve forests in India. Since this area has been put under …
Talk about overestimation. Only 5.5 million species may share our planet, a much smaller number than the older, often quoted estimate of more than 30 million. Most vertebrates and plants and many microorganisms have been documented. Much of the uncertainty in such global estimates lies with arthropods, a phylum that …
CUTTACK: Mosquito menace in the millennium city refuses to go, the harsh summer this year notwithstanding. The density of mosquitoes has been unusually high across the city despite the fact that the hot and dry conditions cause a substantial depletion in their population. A joint survey, carried out by the …
My name is Tapinoma sessile. I live in West Lafayette in North America. I was born to an ordinary family under ordinary circumstances. My skin colour is brownish black, I am a bit tall for my age and I emit a foul odour when I am vexed but that can …
Bacillus thuringiensis is one of the most useful bacteria in insect pest management: it is used as an environmentally friendly biopesticide and its insecticidal toxins are incorporated into genetically modified crops. Concerns for its ongoing economic exploitation include the rapidity with which insects can evolve resistance to its toxins and …
Flowering plants and insects share a pollen-and-nectar history that goes back a long way. According to fossil records most of the insect groups originated before flowering plants appeared, which is some 140 to 190 million years ago. This would be during the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods. Scientists at …
Edward O Wilson is one of the most important biological theorists of our times. An expert on social insects, discoverer of new species and passionate advocate of biodiversity, he is best known for his groundbreaking work on animal behaviour. Wilson has written what he knows best: a book where ants …
By Ratul Baruah SHILLONG: They are on a mission to trace and document agriculturally important insects in the entire North-East. On the way, they made some significant discoveries particularly important for Meghalaya -- the existence of the world's largest and costliest moths. Both the discoveries were made by a team …
At any moment there is a flock of millions of insects flitting around. The insects do not twitter gaily like the birds flying across. They cannot be seen. Several are crop pests covering thousands of kilometres to make their way towards an unsuspecting field, aided by strong winds and a …
Could an African caterpillar be the new beefsteak? As the world diverts more of its grain harvests into producing meat, some scientists are pushing policymakers to take a closer look at insects as an environmentally friendlier source of protein. Whereas a cow needs to eat roughly 8 grams of food …
Brinjal or eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is an important solanaceous crop of sub-tropics and tropics. The name brinjal is popular in Indian subcontinents and is derived from Arabic and Sanskrit whereas the name eggplant has been derived from the shape of the fruit of some varieties, which are white and …
Darshana Chaturvedi | TNN Vadodara: The insect diversity of the city has been declining since past couple of years, says a study conducted by researchers from M S University
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: This little brown and yellowish orange spider has mistaken a city house at Maruthankuzhy for a moist deciduous forest. It could be one of the rare species of the Araneidae family, said zoologists at the Department of Zoology, University of Kerala. They call her Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887. It …
The wisdom that indigenous people have regarding bioprospecting is embedded in their belief system and their culture. Food insects play an important role in the new insect focus. Ants, bees, termites, caterpillars, water bugs, beetle larvae, flies, crickets, katydids, cicadas, and dragonfly nymphs are among a long list of edible …
A reconnaissance survey was undertaken to assess the responses of ground insect communities to habitat restoration efforts in the Attappady hills, Western Ghats. Diversity patterns of various ground insect assemblages such as ants, beetles, etc. were compared across an age trajectory of restored sites. The diversity of these assemblages was …
Papers suggesting that biotech crops might harm the environment attract a hail of abuse from other scientists. Emily Waltz asks if the critics fight fair.
