Entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the world of insects. Are cockroaches so resilient that they'd survive a nuclear war? Why do praying ...

And one less fortunate commenter notes: “I can smell roaches.It’s the worst superpower I have ever developed.” Just like “the dress” divided the internet a decade ago, the insect smell ...

Insect protein blocks bacterial infection. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 20, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 06 / 250602154856.htm. RMIT University.

The bug trap I love to use is the Zevo Flying Insect Trap. It’s a great plug-in trap that helps minimize the amount of bugs in my house.

A newly published study in the Journal of Neurophysiology reveals how blow flies (Calliphora vicina)—despite their minimal body weight—reliably detect forces through specialized sensory organs ...

Insect farming is arguably much more efficient than cattle production. One hundred pounds (45 kilograms) of feed produces 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) of beef, while the same amount of feed yields 45 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Bug season is back. And let’s face it, nobody wants to be a mosquito’s dinner. Consumer Reports just released its latest insect repellent ratings, so before you head ...

A woman called 911 March 24 requesting that the city spray for what she called the invasion of insects. Dispatches advised her that 911 was not for calls about midges and gave her the non ...

More information: The pick of the plot: an evidence-based approach for selecting and testing suitable plants to use in annual seed mixes to attract insect pollinators, Plants, People, Planet (2025 ...

Peter Kuper’s remarkable new book, Insectopolis: A Natural History, is a graphic novel/infographic/wild fantasy ride into the secret world of insects and how that world intersects with ours.

Lowenstein, an entomologist with experience in pollinators, urban agricultures and integrated pest management, answered 10 questions about the aquatic insect that resembles a dragonfly.