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In France, wasps are having a great summer. Here's why
Not only has the weather been perfect, but the coronavirus lockdown means less people killing them and destroying their nests.
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.
Locusts in Kenya threaten to cut off food supplies
Some experts are searching the most remote corners of Kenya for desert locusts to contain them before the wreak havoc on crops.
Somalia deals with plague of locusts — by frying and eating them
The locusts are destroying crops and threatening vast parts of the country with food insecurity.
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Newly discovered beetle named after Greta Thunberg
The Natural History Museum in London has chosen to honour the young climate campaigner.
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.
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.
Watch: Dutch company generates buzz with massive new insect farm
The 14,000 square metre plant produces environmentally friendly protein used in pet food and fed to egg-laying chickens.
Micro livestock, lichen and other food trends
It’s time to rethink the future of food.
High-class insect dishes from New York
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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.
40% of world insect species threatened with extinction, report finds
Insect Apocalypse: 40% of world species threatened with extinction, report finds
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.
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.
Can you really be fined €50,000 for killing a wasp in Germany?
As temperatures rise across Europe so too do the number of insects, but how much could it cost you to kill a wasp?
Arachnophobes learn to love spiders
Fear of spiders is said to one of the most common phobias worldwide
Toxic caterpillar outbreak in London
Londoners have been warned about an outbreak of toxic caterpillars that can cause fever, rashes and breathing difficulties.
UK scientists discover new species of 'exploding ant'
The remarkable insect has been discovered deep in the Borneo jungle, which rips its torso apart when coming under attack from certain predators.
You can train mosquitos not to bite you by swatting them, finds new re
The mosquitos in the study could remember the scent of a human that had attacked it and actively avoided them.
Dutch lab gives birth to ‘Martian’ worms
The discovery has boosted hopes for future farming on the red planet