Pokharel, P. "No-cost meals might not exist for insects feeding on toxic plants." Biology Open 2023, 12 (6). https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.059800
Heyworth, C*; Pokharel, P*; Blount, JD; Mitchell, C; Petschenka, G; Rowland, H. "Antioxidant availability trades off with warning signals and toxin sequestration in the large milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus)" [*Authors contributed equally]. Ecology and Evolution 2023, 13, e09971. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9971
Pokharel, P. "Physiological and ecological implications of sequestered cardenolides in the milkweed bugs (Heteroptera: Lygaeinae)." PhD Thesis, University of Hohenheim 2023. http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/volltexte/2023/2113/
Jeckel, AM; Beran, F; Züst, T; Younkin, G; Petschenka, G; Pokharel, P; Dreisbach, D; Ganal-Vonarburg, SC; Robert, CAM. "Metabolization and sequestration of plant specialized metabolites in insect herbivores: Current and emerging approaches." Frontiers in Physiology 2022, 1905. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.1001032
Pokharel, P; Steppuhn, A; Petschenka, G. "Dietary cardenolides enhance growth and change the direction of fecundity-longevity trade-off in milkweed bugs (Heteroptera: Lygaeinae)" Ecology and Evolution 2021, 11, 18042–18054. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8402
Pokharel, P; Sippel, M; Vilcinkas, A; Petschenka, G. "Defence of milkweed bugs (Heteroptera: Lygaeinae) against predatory lacewing larvae depends on structural differences of sequestered cardenolides" Insects 2020, 11, 485. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11080485
Pokharel, P. "Addressing Climate Justice in Schools." My Republica, https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/addressing-climate-justice-in-schools/?categoryId=opinion Published 15 June 2023
Pokharel, P. "Conservation of insects." The Kathmandu Post, https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2022/07/09/conservation-of-insects Published 9 July 2022
Pokharel, P. "Female scorpions pay a steep cost when they shed their tails for survival." Massive Science, https://massivesci.com/notes/scorpion-limb-loss-tail-mating/ Published 23 February 2021
Pokharel, P. "Should society trust science?" Crastina, https://crastina.se/the-crastina-microessay-competition-2020/winners/ Published 09 December 2020
Pokharel, P. "Whiteflies evolved to disarm plants' defenses with sugar." Massive Science, https://massivesci.com/notes/whitefly-insects-pest-agriculture-sugar/ Published 31 October 2020
Pokharel, P. "Though smelling sweet, linden trees are bad for bumblebees." Massive Science, https://massivesci.com/notes/linden-trees-are-bad-for-bumblebees-toxic-starvation/ Published 14 August 2019
Pokharel, P. "Insects are nature's little helpers." The Kathmandu Post, https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2019/08/06/insects-are-nature-s-little-helpers Published 06 August 2019
Pokharel, P. "Fall armyworms have come to Nepal from America, and they can trouble maize farmers here." Onlinekhabar, https://english.onlinekhabar.com/fall-armyworms-have-come-to-nepal-from-america-and-they-can-trouble-maize-farmers-here.html Published 25 June 2019
Pokharel, P. "Caterpillars: The Masters of Mimicry." Euro Scientist, https://www.euroscientist.com/caterpillars-the-masters-of-mimicry/ Published 4 October 2018
Pokharel, P. "Why Some Fireflies Become Femme Fatales in Their Race for Survival." The Conversation, http://theconversation.com/why-some-fireflies-become-femme-fatales-in-their-race-for-survival-91252 Published 7 February 2018
Pokharel, P. "The Hidden Secrets of Insect Poop." The Conversation, http://theconversation.com/the-hidden-secrets-of-insect-poop-81908 Published 8 August 2017
Pokharel, P. "'Himalayan Viagra' Is Threatened by Fervent Chinese Demand and Climate Change." The Conversation, http://theconversation.com/himalayan-viagra-is-threatened-by-fervent-chinese-demand-and-climate-change-78558 Published 5 June 2017
