Insects have often been described with words like “disgusting” and the idea of eating them horrifies some people. But this needs to change as they can be an important food source.
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This is what really works to beat the bite of summer mosquitoes!
Improvements in knowledge and control methods mean eradicating the Australian invasion is challenging, but still potentially feasible.
I’m an edible invertebrate … get me away from there.
In the coming weeks, Parks Australia will release a 2mm wasp on Christmas Island to control the island’s yellow crazy ant infestation.
While the Bureau of Meteorology is predicting an increase in the average temperature this summer, entomologists are forecasting an increase in insect activity.
Insects developed technology long before we did, so perhaps they can show us how to use it without damaging the planet.
The perils of bug parenting.
Humans have eaten insects for centuries, but western diets seem to have lost the taste for them.
Hoverflies have evolved to trick predators into thinking they have a sting in the tail – but the predators have fought back.
Bigger gardens and more greenery encourages insect diversity, some of which finds its way indoors.
The black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, could help solve global food shortages by feeding livestock. It can even be used to make diesel fuel.
Studying the way insects hear and make their own sounds is inspiring new hearing technology.
While no one likes getting bitten by mosquitoes, you might be surprised (and even a little fascinated) at the complex adaptions mosquitoes have developed to locate their favorite food sources.
Two new studies have linked controversial pesticides neonicotinoides to wild bee and butterfly declines.
Azteca ants are self-appointed protectors of coffee plants on Mexican plantations. But they have a lot to contend with from other insects.
Scientists have discovered two new types of ants in the rainforests of New Guinea thanks to an advanced X-ray imaging technique.
We should celebrate these amazing insects, not splat them.
The bizarre spectacle was the result of a coming together of several exceptional circumstances.
At least 100,000 insects are among the many Australian species still to be formally identified. That’s a problem for any biosecurity experts who need to be able to spot potentially invasive bugs.
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Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Ecology, University of New England
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Director of the Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO
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Associate Professor, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Senior Research Associate in Entomology, Lancaster University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Monash University
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Professor of Behavioural Ecology, UCL
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Adjunct associate, CSIRO
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Biodiversity Management Officer, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Biology, University of Bath
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Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
