In the monograph "Entomopathogenic bacteria" authors Anna Moldovan, Natalia Munteanu-Molotievskiy, and Ion Toderas discuss the premises of the use of bacterial agents in the biological control of pest insects, with an emphasis on studied pest species. A separate chapter is dedicated to the basic methods of isolation, identification, and characterization of entomopathogenic bacteria. Also are presented the results on the development of bacterial agents for biological control of pests based on new strains isolated from the natural environment.

The Institute of Zoology in partnership with the Alexandru Ciubotaru National Botanical Garden (Institute) officially launched on 3 April 2024 the project “Assessment of the state of plant, fungi and animal species, development of the list of species with rarity status and the algorithm for their presentation in the 4th edition of the Red Book of the Republic of Moldova”.

Already traditionally, the scientific community marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science in the first decade of February, through a decision of the UN General Assembly, which promotes full and equal access and participation of women in the following fields: science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The meeting of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Zoology, Moldova State University, from 5 February 2023, the first in the current year, was an opportunity to offer the awards obtained by the Institute of Zoology at the „Infoinvent” Specialized International Exhibition (22-24 November 2023, online format).

The results of the scientific research on fauna and ecology of invertebrates, which were carried out in the Prutul de Jos Biosphere Reserve in 2002-2023, in the most diverse natural habitats, especially forest, meadow, palustral habitats, were included in the monograph „Fauna of the Prutul de Jos Biosphere Reserve. Invertebrates (Collembola, Odonata, Hemiptera, Coleoptera and Lepidoptera)”.

The mute swan (Cygnus olor) and the whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) are vulnerable species, included in the Red Book of the Republic of Moldova (2015). They are large, robust and heavy birds with long and thin necks. Body weight is 9 kg in females and 12 kg in males, wingspan reaches 2-2.5 m. The swans are the largest water birds and are among the largest flying birds.

On 22-24 November 2023, a major event in the field of environmental education took place in Slănic-Moldova, Romania:  the "Environmental education, sport and the use of therapeutic natural resources" forum.

On December 8, 2023, at the Institute of Zoology, Moldova State University, a training on the identification of bat species using ultrasounds took place, within the cross-border project „CHIROHUB: a multi-tool for bat research and conservation in Romania and Moldova”, financed by EuroBats Project Initiative.

The Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova organized on 20 November 2023 the celebration of the Science Day in the Republic of Moldova. The event took place in the premises of the Palace of the Republic, with the participation of research institutions (universities, research institutes) from various fields – biology, medicine, agriculture, philology, economics, mathematics, physics, engineering, etc.

On 10 November 2023, the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, like the entire scientific community, celebrated the World Science Day for Peace and Development. In the festive meeting, organized on this occasion, various distinctions of ASM were handed out, including to the researchers of the Institute of Zoology: