People use insect repellents to keep harmful or annoying bugs away. Natural insect repellents do not contain toxic chemicals, and some research indicates they are effective. All pesticides that are ...

You may have an ally in your garden and not even realize it. Right this very minute, paper wasps are likely on patrol in your garden constantly looking for insects to hunt down and kill. The purpose ...

People should eat insects – and use their poo to grow crops, according to a new study. A team of researchers say using insect dung on crops could help them grow faster and make them healthier, help ...

Most of us are pleased to make a paper plane that can fly, but one accomplished artist has taken the pastime of origami to the next level. Master of paper folding, Matthieu Georger, shows off his ...

The United Nations estimates that 2.5 billion people eat insects each day The European Food Safety Authority has published its initial risk assessment of using insects as a source of protein for human ...

You’ve heard of a mealworm, but have you ever heard of a meal of worms? If DUMBO dietary iconoclast Marc Dennis has his way, people will soon swarm to eat insects. Where most people see the harbingers ...

Habitat loss, pesticides and climate change are threatening insect populations worldwide. In 2019, Biological Conservation reported that 40% of all insects species are declining globally and that a ...