world news Danish Mayfly chosen as 2021's Insect of the Year The Central European insect is known for a lifespan that lasts only a few days 27/11/2020
Life Cannibalistic ants and blue scorpions: The Bug Photography Awards From bees to beetles, here are the best in class from over 5,000 entrants worldwide. 30/10/2020
Places Shade could be key to saving future generations of butterflies Butterflies are the ‘gateway drug’ to getting people involved in conservation. 28/09/2020
Life Honeybees can be trained like sniffer dogs to help boost crops Researchers have found bees can be conditioned to pollinate specific plants through scent-based memory techniques. 21/09/2020
Life The innovative new project saving Zimbabwe’s bees from extinction Bees have been struggling to survive in Zimbabwe - but this radical sanctuary programme could be the answer. 12/09/2020
Inspire Middle East How are locusts & worms helping with food sustainability in Kuwait? Since January, many farmers in East Africa have seen their land besieged by swarms of hundreds of billions of locusts. 28/08/2020
United Kingdom UK weather radar confuses insect swarms for rain A swarm of ants flying over the UK was so big on Friday that it was picked up on radar and confused for rain, the Met Office has said. 18/07/2020
Life Newly discovered beetle named after Greta Thunberg The Natural History Museum in London has chosen to honour the young climate campaigner. 25/10/2019
no comment Looking for low-cost and highly nutritious food? Try insects! The head of the University of Costa Rica's Insects Museum decided three years ago to replace animal protein in his diet with crickets, ants, cockroaches, beetles and other insects - and wants to encourage others to do the same. 02/10/2019
no comment South Africans get the bug: Cape Town eatery serves insect-only meals Tasting grilled scorpion and a bowl of crunchy insects mixed with garlic and spices on a trip to Thailand four years ago "grossed out" chef Mario Barnard but also helped inspire him to experiment and open South Africa's first pop-up restaurant serving insect-only meals. 03/09/2019
Wellness Micro livestock, lichen and other food trends It’s time to rethink the future of food. 15/05/2019
USA Southern California skies fill with butterflies "Years of tremendous wildflower blooms typically are really big painted lady years," UC Davis Professor Arthur M. Shapiro said. 13/03/2019
World 40% of world insect species threatened with extinction, report finds Insect Apocalypse: 40% of world species threatened with extinction, report finds 11/02/2019
Australia Choc bug cookies and worm nachos on Australian school menu A school in Canberra, Australia has introduced lessons teaching students how to use insects in cooking. The students are developing news recipes under the leadership of their science teacher. 30/10/2018
Belgium Belgian cricket, the superfood of the future In the heart of Brussels, an agricultural revolution is taking place with the aim of getting you to eat insects. 17/10/2018
United Kingdom Arachnophobes learn to love spiders Fear of spiders is said to one of the most common phobias worldwide 03/05/2018
United Kingdom Toxic caterpillar outbreak in London Londoners have been warned about an outbreak of toxic caterpillars that can cause fever, rashes and breathing difficulties. 28/04/2018
