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Sep 26, 2022

Debunking the ‘bigger fields, more pests’ theory

Conventional wisdom can be a fragile thing. Researchers looking at how field size and insect pest problems connect would definitely say so.

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Dec 16, 2022

To eat a butterfly

People are increasingly willing to try edible insects — but are butterflies one step beyond?

Cabbage white butterfly presented gastronomically, on a cracker

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Nov 24, 2025

Where beavers return, pollinators follow: the quiet power of wild wetlands

Wild beavers are engineering habitats that supercharge insects humans struggle to protect.

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Jan 14

When a New Species Lands on Your Windowsill

Bosnia’s insect experts are rebuilding a lost natural record — one new species at a time.

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Jul 3

How desert locusts could help humans build on the moon

Chinese researchers have copied the egg-laying anatomy of the desert locust to design a more efficient lunar digging tool — one that could…

Desert local on stony ground

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Jun 25

Can You Fake an Ancient Tree? An Unusual Conservation Trick Offers Hope for Endangered Beetles

Scientists in Sweden chainsawed holes into healthy trees to mimic centuries of natural ageing — and thousands of rare wood-dependent…

The wood-loving beetle Pseudocistela ceramboides

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Jun 2

How to Save An Animal From Extinction: the Story of the Bosnian Newt

The fate of a near-extinct alpine newt exposes the messy reality of conservation. But there is hope.

How to Save An Animal From Extinction: the Story of the Bosnian Newt

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Apr 17

Two new ways insects could improve human health

Research highlights antimicrobial compounds in mosquito saliva and cancer therapy potential in insect hormones

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Apr 7

Remote butterfly monitoring hits a snag — insects can remove their tags

Research shows some butterflies actively try to remove radio tags, raising questions about impacts on behaviour and tracking accuracy

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Mar 20

A Blast of Charcoal Dust Could Stop Invasive Asian Hornets in Their Tracks

Researchers test activated charcoal dust as a non-toxic alternative to insecticides for controlling yellow-legged hornet nests

A Blast of Charcoal Dust Could Stop Invasive Asian Hornets in Their Tracks

Gary Hartley

Gary Hartley

Writer of different things. Come for the insects, stay for the odd literary works, or vice versa. garybugsyou.bsky.social https://medium.com/insectsandthat

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