Indian meal moths are also called pantry moths for a reason. They feed on pantry goods for their entire life cycle, and you may not notice these pests until it’s too late. The larvae of the Indian ...

For humans, feces are last on the list of things we’d place near our mouth. In the animal world, that reaction does not ...

One of the more creatively named dishes, spider rolls are completely bug-free. Here's what really goes into these crunchy, ...

A researcher has discovered two new species of spider in the Phrynarachne genus. Like other bird-dropping crab spiders, they ...

For many years, eating insects has been unthinkable, at least in Western countries. Who would think of putting a caterpillar or a cricket in their mouths? This is in stark contrast to places like ...

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Most chefs work with butter, herbs and maybe a little spice. Alexandra Lambert works with crickets — and loves every minute of it. As an entomologist at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans, Lambert ...

Eating a blend of non-toxic corn and genetically modified toxic corn can result in corn earworm pests (Helicoverpa zea) developing longer, more narrow and more tapered wings – shaped like the wings of ...

It takes Mandela Fernández-Grandon 15 minutes to train a hoverfly, a harmless wasp look-alike. The entomologist at the University of Greenwich, UK, immobilises each tiny insect in a cocoon-like holder ...

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Humans have been eating insects for millennia, but despite the uncomfortable feelings a bug-based diet might evoke in cultures not used to their consumption, they could form a vital part of future ...

As nights draw in and temperatures start to drop, we often find that spiders and other bugs start to appear more frequently in our homes. You might think they're sheltering from the cold like so many ...