The Tropical Ecology and Entomology (TEE) Lab from Asian School of the Environment, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore recently joined the BioBlitz at Gardens by the Bay, bringing together field surveys, community engagement, and new technologies to explore and showcase Singapore’s fascinating invertebrate biodiversity. As part of the BioBlitz, our team led dragonfly and damselfly surveys around the Gardens. Participants joined our survey leads t

From 10-11 June 2026, TEE Lab PhD student Zann Teo Jiexin spent some time working with Dr Teruo Ochi and Dr Masahiro Kon in Osaka, Japan, to describe some new species of dung beetles in Singapore. I was extremely privileged to visit the private collection of Dr Teruo Ochi, which is possibly one of the most comprehensive collections of dung beetles in our region. I was gifted a signed copy of Dr Ochi's thesis, which I will treasure throughout the rest of my academic journey! I

Hi, I am Bertram, a Year 3 undergraduate studying Environmental Earth Systems Science in ASE. At the end of my Year 2 undergraduate studies, it was finally time for my credit-bearing internship. And as someone who enjoys research and insects, there was no better place for me to intern than the TEE Lab (thank you Prof Eleanor!). Being an intern in the TEE Lab meant that I got to help out with multiple different projects, from DNA extraction and photographing tiny beetles to cu

Southeast Asia is a hyper-diverse and rapidly urbanizing region. However, the impacts of urbanization on the region's insect communities are still greatly understudied. In our recent publication in Biotropica's Special Issue: Urban Ecosystems, Ecology, and Evolution in the Tropics 2026, we investigated the impacts of urbanization on Singapore's dung beetle communities - an ecologically important and ideal bioindicator group. Deployed flight-interception trap and baited pitfal

Hello! I’m Gladys and I have recently completed my Final Year Project (FYP) on insect portrayals in children’s books in Singapore libraries. With recent research discoveries and reviews highlighting the alarming rate of global insect biodiversity decline, the portrayal of insects in media such as children’s books has become more crucial than ever to shape children’s perceptions of insects, raise awareness of its ecological importance, and encourage insect conservation. Thus,