Why cockroaches are so hard to kill
Cockroaches are one of the most widespread and resilient creatures on this planet. They are practically everywhere around us, hiding in the walls, sewers, and perhaps your cupboard. They are also one...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2 German guys have figured out how to get people to eat insect burgers
Max Krämer and Baris Özel of Bugfoundation have been offering burgers made from insects in a German supermarket since the beginning of this month.The burgers are made using carefully cultivated and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stop killing spiders in your home — they're actually keeping pests out
They're not the most beloved of household guests, but an entomologist argues that spiders play a key role in your home.Spiders prefer to avoid humans if they can.Spiders regularly capture nuisance...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why you shouldn't kill spiders in your home
While it is common to dislike or fear spiders, they shouldn't be killed when found in your home.One benefit to having spiders in your home is their tendency to capture nuisance pests and...
View ArticleHow insects are trained for TV and movies
Movies will often use live bugs on camera instead of CGI to make their story feel more real and to get your skin crawling. But getting these insects to do what you want requires lots an understanding...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Now that it's summer, here's everything you need to know about preventing...
Mosquitoes and ticks bear most of the blame for an increase in vector-borne disease in the US. Mosquitoes can transmit malaria, yellow fever, dengue, Zika, and West Nile virus. Ticks cause more disease...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A dangerous parasitic illness spread by bugs that bite people's faces at...
Chagas disease is a nasty parasitic illness spread by bites from bloodsucking triatomine bugs.These bugs climb on people's faces at night to feed, biting eyes and lips, which is why they're sometimes...
View ArticleLondon’s first insect farm owners are trying get people to eat worms and...
This insect farm in west London is farming mealworms, kingworms and crickets for food.The farm produces 50 kilograms of food every eight weeks in a space that's only 30 m2.Horizon Insects hopes more...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police say thieves stole 7,000 bugs and reptiles from a Philadelphia museum —...
Some $40,000 worth of insects and lizards were stolen from the Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion last month, according to authorities.In total, police say an estimated 7,000 creatures...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A miniature universe exists just beyond our sight — these award-winning...
The world is not as it seems. Just beyond the limits of our vision exists a miniature universe that beckons to be explored by curious, oversize humans.Microscopes give us a window into that tiny...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A government-funded research project using insects to genetically modify...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is researching how to genetically modify crops using virus-carrying insects.DARPA says the program could help protect crops from droughts, floods,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A 5-year-old girl went to the hospital after she was stung by 'the most...
A 5-year-old Texas girl was briefly hospitalized after she was stung by the venomous Southern Flannel Moth caterpillar.The caterpillar's sting is known for being painful. People who get stung should...
View ArticleClik here to view.
People are logging how many insects they eat on a huge food tracking app, and...
Food-tracking app Lifesum has added a function to let users log when they eat insects.Lifesum collaborated with North America's biggest insect farm, Entomo Farms, to build the function.Its in-house...
View ArticleClik here to view.
3 surprising reasons you should add bugs to your diet
Diet tracking app Lifesum has added insects to its catalogue.Users can add in their meals that contain grasshoppers, mealworms, and crickets.Insects are surprisingly nutritious.They're also much more...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Insects are slipping into the US and causing nearly $5 billion in damages...
The hemlock woolly adelgid, native to East Asia, is slowly killing trees from Maine to Georgia. It's among the latest in a line of invasive pests slipping into the US.According to some studies,...
View ArticleBed bug infestations are only getting worse — here's why they're so hard to kill
Bed bugs can stow away on your clothes, bags, and mattresses, infest your home, and lay thousands of eggs in the process.They feed on human blood and swell to twice their body weight.Despite our best...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bees can add and subtract, according to a new study
Bees may be able to grasp basic mathematics, according to a new study.Scientists trained bees to recognise colours as symbols for either addition or subtraction.Over the course of 100 trials, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Insects are dying off at record rates — an ominous sign we're in the middle...
Roughly 40% of the world's insect species are in decline, a new study said.The die-offs are happening primarily because insects are losing their habitats to farming and urbanization. The use of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Insects could be an untapped source of new antibiotic drugs
With antibiotic resistance constantly on the rise, scientists have been looking into new ways of defending our bodies against disease-causing pathogens.Most of our antibiotics are derived from the...
View Article