What can you do to Save Arthropods?

  • Grow healthy home gardens
  • Create mini habitats for insects in your roof, balcony or window sill
  • Do not use synthetic/chemical pesticides, herbicides, insecticides or fertilizers in your garden and agriculture fields/farm lands
  • Grow gardens in public places like parks, schools, hospitals, government buildings  
  • Plant native/wild plants, shrubs and trees in the garden
  • Don’t rake or mulch
  • Let the grass and a few weeds grow longer in your garden and backyard
  • Let some area with natural ground covers like leaves undisturbed
  • Look around for bugs around you and encourage your kids to observe them – kids love bugs
  • Leave some water around your house, insect need water too
  • Don’t use bug zappers
  • Photo document the bio diversity in your home garden, local habitats like school garden, parks, agriculture fields, water bodies, forests etc. Recorded images have high impact on emotions
  • Raise awareness about their importance
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