Some agricultural bodies are betting big on the sterile insect technique (SIT) to tackle pests, especially in the fight ...

A French company is taking an unusual approach to tackling one of Europe's most troublesome insects: breeding millions of tiger mosquitoes and releasing them into the wild. At its facility in ...

When we think about the future of food, it's unlikely that crickets, mealworms or grasshoppers come to mind. But believe it or not, insects might just be one of the most promising answers to two big ...

CR tests lotions, sprays, wipes, and plant-based products on real people, using real mosquitoes, to find the best insect repellents.

Scientists have revealed how nanomaterials inspired by insect wings are able to destroy bacteria on contact. The wings of cicadas and dragonflies are natural bacteria killers, a phenomenon that has ...

Tennessee's best new tool against an invasive insect species is also man's best friend — or two best friends, to be exact. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture recently added trained detection dogs ...

What do black soldier fly grubs taste like? Stilton and cheese biscuits. At least that's how British start-up Yora Pet Foods describes its dog food made from the bugs. Established in 2019, Yora ...

Eliminate pools of standing water. Bill Wharton said mosquitoes don’t travel very far from their breeding grounds, meaning that you’re most likely to be targeted in your own backyard. “A lot of people ...

All insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have ...

Experts hope that the love of edible insects in Democratic Republic of Congo may hold the key to tackling widespread hunger among its roughly 65 million people by scaling up a millennia-old ...