Chemical protectors

Flowers' chemical compounds shield the plants from herbivorous insects

Tracking the pests

Pesticide resistant flies are observed

Ants can’t alter behaviour to deal with warmer climate: Report

Heat stress on the insects will mean higher metabolism and food demands along with a shorter lifespan

Bioprates in the dragnet

Illegal smuggling of insects from the Himalaya comes into focus with the arrest of two Russians in Sikkim

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Save the killers

Even the nasty little bugs are worth conserving

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Eat bugs, fight hunger and malnutrition

Beetles, caterpillars, wasps can supplement diets, give nutrition and create employment, says FAO

Predator is the prey

Air pollution is leading to the destruction of trees

Trees eaten hollow

Sal borer has affected 3 million trees. Experts warn of an epidemic

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Crabs in the red

Supercolonies of crazy ants threaten the red crabs of Australia's unique Christmas Island

Batting the pests out

Elusive cause

Fewer honeybees could mean less food

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Top of the world

It's a voyage of discovery as biologists travel to the unexplored stretches of the rainforest canopy, learning more about this "green ocean"

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Double trouble

A deadly moth and a fly create havoc

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