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The US is being colonized by 'murder hornets,' a 'shockingly large' insect that can kill humans and behead entire colonies of bees

"They're like something out of a monster cartoon with this huge yellow-orange face," one insect exp…

Will Martin   


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Insects Are Disappearing And Your Dinner Is Going To Suffer

"Paradoxically, most common approaches to increase agricultural efficiency, such as cultivation of …

Robert Ferris   


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A grapefruit-scented perfume ingredient that's toxic to ticks and mosquitoes is the first new insect repellent to be approved in a decade

Nootkatone is naturally found in grapefruit rinds and certain cedar trees. The chemical shows promi…

Andrea Michelson   


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Scientists Have Found The Oldest Fossil Record Of Insect Sex

Even though the insects in the fossil look like they are in a belly-to-belly position, the scientis…

Kelly Dickerson   


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The UK army believes insect repellent may protect people from the coronavirus and scientists have started tests

Citridiol, which is contained in many insect repellents, is known to kill other strains of coronavi…

Thomas Colson   


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Insects are dying off at record rates - an ominous sign we're in the middle of a 6th mass extinction

In 2017, a study indicated that 75% of Germany's flying insects had disappeared since the 1990s. An…

Aylin Woodward   


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London's first insect farm owners are trying get people to eat worms and crickets to save the world

Mealworms are the larvae of the Tenebrio molitor beetle, each beetle lays around 500 eggs. The farm…

Charlie Floyd   


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Scientists think they've finally solved the millennia-old mystery of why bugs flock to your porch light

Many flying insects just can't seem to stay away from artificial lights at night. Scientists think …

Jenny McGrath   


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More than 50% of insects have disappeared since 1970, an ecologist warns - even more evidence of an 'insect apocalypse'

Goulson, a professor of biology at the University of Sussex, found that in the UK specifically, 23 …

Aylin Woodward   


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Eating insects will soon go mainstream as bug protein is set to explode into an $8 billion business

Tyson has invested in plant-based meat and cultured meat, and highlighted the demand for cricket pr…

Kate Taylor   


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A Parisian Restaurant Is Making Beetles And Grasshoppers Look Pretty Tasty [PHOTOS]

Elie Daviron, Le Festin Nu's head chef, imports insects from Thailand at a cost of 500 euros per ki…

Paige Cooperstein   


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Look inside this high-tech farm growing fly larvae for protein, as demand for insects surges across the world

This high-tech farm makes 15,000 tonnes of larvae a year, mostly to be used in animal feed as an en…

Emilile Filou   


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A YouTuber nicknamed the 'King of Sting' let a 'murder hornet' sting him, and his arm ballooned almost immediately

Coyote Peterson uploaded the video demonstrating the sting to his YouTube channel in 2018, before t…

Lindsay Dodgson   


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What makes cockroaches the most undying insect?

This species has a massive number of genes, much more than other insects like honeybees, fruit…

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People are eating cicadas for the protein benefits - but there are health risks to cicada cookies, cocktails, and pizzas

If you can stomach them, cicadas can be a great source of sustainable protein, and offer an added c…

Andrea Michelson   


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Edible insect snacks land in Hong Kong – barbecue-flavoured crickets, anyone?

A vendor carries fried crickets and other edible insects on a ferry in Phnom…

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Insects survive the winter through a trick right out of science fiction

Woolly bear caterpillars, meanwhile, actually freeze into tiny statues but still live through the w…

Lauren F Friedman   


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A 27-year study found the amount of insects flying in the air has declined 75% - but no one knows why

The researchers aren't sure what's causing this precipitous fall. Across the diverse swath of Germa…

Hilary Brueck   


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A government-funded research project using insects to genetically modify crops could trigger a 'biological arms race,' scientists warn

Over the past two years, scientists at a number of universities, including Pennsylvania State Unive…

Peter Kotecki   


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Here's what would happen if all insects on Earth disappeared

You see, history has taught us exactly what happens when these critters can't do their job. Back in…

Gina Echevarria,Shira Polan