Vol. 1, No. 6 (2025)
Table of Contents
Documentation of Chilli Thrips with Emphasis to Invasive Thrips, Thrips parvispinus (Karny) and their Natural Enemies in Karnataka
Aslam, BK Shivanna, S Pradeep, B Hemla Naik, CJ Sridhar, RR Rachana
Abstract: The present investigation was carried out to the documentation of chilli thrips with special reference to invasive thrips, T. parvispinus and their natural enemies in major chilli growing district of Karnataka. A roving survey was carried out in ten major chilli growing districts of K...
Water bugs (Hemiptera) and water beetles (Coleoptera) across different ecosystems in U Minh Thuong and Phu Quoc National Parks, Vietnam
Truong Xuan Lam
Abstract: In this study, the diversity index and relationships of water bugs (Hemiptera) and water beetles (Coleoptera) in ecosystem of agroforestry-aquaculture in the buffer zone in U Minh Thuong and Phu Quoc National Parks (EAAB), ecosystem of melaleuca swamp forest on peat layer at U Minh Th...
Role of Habitat Fragmentation in Shaping Insect and Animal Diversity Patterns
Rahul Sharma, Priya Nair, Ankit Verma, Sunita Rao
Abstract: Background: Habitat fragmentation is among the foremost drivers of global biodiversity loss, disrupting ecological networks and isolating populations across terrestrial and aquatic landscapes. Objective: This study investigates the mechanistic relationships between habitat fragmentat...
Multimodal Genomic and Imaging Approaches for Discovering Hidden Insect Diversity
Arjun Mehta, Priya Sundaram, Carlos Delgado-Rivas, Mei-Ling Wu
Abstract: Background: Insects constitute the most species-rich animal class on Earth, yet conservative estimates suggest 60–80% of species remain formally undescribed. Morphological taxonomy alone is insufficient to uncover this hidden diversity, particularly in cryptic species complexes ...
Predictive Biodiversity Models for Conservation of Insect and Animal Populations under Global Environmental Change
Rajan Kumar, Priya Mehta, Samuel Osei, Lena Hoffman
Abstract: Background: Global environmental change—encompassing climate warming, land-use transformation, invasive species, and pollution—poses existential threats to insect and vertebrate populations worldwide. Biodiversity loss is accelerating at rates unprecedented in human histor...