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The cover page

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Editorial board

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Contents

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Editorial Note

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FEATURE ARTICLE

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Revolutionizing Honey Production on the International Borders to Increase Farmers Income for Sustainable Livelihoods

Prabir Kumar Garain, Chandan Kumar Mondal, Kumarnag K. M., Sharma H. C. & Sachin S. Suroshe

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Contribution of Augustus Daniel Imms to Indian Forest Entomology 

Chitra Narayanasami

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TÊTE-À-TÊTE 

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A Life in Service of Entomology and Horticulture – Dr. N.K. Krishna Kumar

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WOMEN IN ENTOMOLOGY

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An Inspirational Dialogue with Dr. K. Vijayalakshmi: Trailblazing the World of Insects

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GENERAL ARTICLES

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Insect Tourism: A Sustainable Approach to Ecotourism and Biodiversity Conservation

Kishore S. M. & Soumya K.

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Space, Sight and Uzi Fly Parasitism in Muga Culture: A Conceptual
Overview

Chandrakumara, K., Arunkumar K. P., Mahesh D. S., Ashok K., Bhargava C. N., Chethan Kumar K. B., Chethan T. & Anil Kumar S. T.

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Insect Pollinators: Diversity, Role and Ecological Importance

Neha Negi

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AI and the Bees: A New Era of Sustainable Beekeeeping
Priyanka Rani & Raj Kumar Thakur

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Tracing the Pollen: Unraveling Insect-Plant Interaction through
Entomopalynology
Ipsita Samal, Jaipal Singh Choudhary, Sanjan Kumar Bharti, Amit Kumar, Bikash Dash

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Insect-Plant Chemical Ecology: Detection of Plant Volatiles and Their Roles in Ecological Interactions
Nikhil Reddy K. S., Anitha Vijay & Suresha G. V.

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Pest Forecasting in Agriculture
Akash B. Roogi, Vinayak Madarakhandi, Disha B. & Renuka Hiremath

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Consequences of Human Activity on Monarch Butterfly Survival and Long-Term Population Trends
Akash B. Roogi, Atmanand M. Haigar, Yogananda V. & Renuka Hiremath

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Buzzing Benefactors: The Carpenter Bees
Somjith P. K., Hima A., Kumaranag K. M. & Santosh C. Kedar

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Zoopharmacognosy – Self medication behaviour in insects
Lalbiakzuali, Lakshmikant M. K. & Pushpa Singh

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FIELD NOTES

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In the Shadow of Ants: Asian Weaver Ants and their Mimics
Athul Sankar Cherodath, Bijoy Chenthamarakshan & Shaji Edappilly Mathew

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First Report of Tropical Sod-Webworm Moth, Herpetogramma
phaeopteralis (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae:
Spilomelinae) from Rajasthan, India
Anil Kumar Tripathi & Anil Kumar Sharma

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REVIEW ATICLE

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Viruses Infecting Honey Bees: Emerging enigmatic threats
Ramesh K. B., Kumarnag K. M., Gangaraj R., Gupta J. P. & Vikas Singh

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OBITUARY

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Professor Samiran Chakrabarti

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BUG STUDIO

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Twelfth Indian Entomologist photo contest

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STUDENT CORNER

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INFOGRAPHICS