Certain insects - including ladybirds, butterflies and wasps - are thriving after the warmest and sunniest spring on record ...

Flying insects such as aphids, mosquitoes ... Swifts spend nearly their entire lives on the wing – eating, sleeping and mating in flight. They arrive in the UK from Africa in April or May and leave by ...

This aims to eradicate the tiny drugstore beetles, also known as bread beetles, which have burrowed into the historic texts. The insects, commonly found among dried foodstuffs, are drawn to the ...

Remote-controlled “ cyborg beetles ” could be used to help discover people trapped in collapsed buildings or mines, research has revealed. Australian scientists equipped darkling insects with ...

Meet the stag beetle, a rare insect that can sell for over Rs 75 lakh. Discover why collectors, cultures, and black markets ...

Carpet beetles also reproduce at a high rate, making them hard to spot at times in the egg and larva stages. The larvae are usually about an 1/8-inch long, tan and covered in hairy bristles.

Until 1916, the insect was only found in Japan, where it is not a major pest. The first Japanese beetles discovered in Kentucky were found in Louisville in 1937, according to UK scholars.

Dung beetles help break this down – but more than 50% of UK species are threatened to some degree, according to a report by Natural England (NECR224, 2016). See also: How farms can reduce ...