Insects
Needle-toting cockroaches could be deployed by search-and-rescue teams for lifesaving injections
Scientists from the universities of Queensland and New South Wales have developed paramedic cyborg cockroaches, dubbed "paraborgs," equipped with miniature injection devices and cameras.
Moroccan locust swarms sweep eastern Iran, threatening crops and farms
INPA releases Red Book for Butterflies detailing extinction, endangerment threats
Study finds insect-borne bacteria turning harmless reed leafhopper into major agricultural pest
Parents sue over sand fly infestation on Israel trip that led to parasitic disease
According to the lawsuit the teens were bitten by sand flies and contracted Leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease which manifests itself as skin ulcers.
Bed bugs in Israel becoming resistant to insecticide, says parasite expert
In the past five years, there has been a 150 percent increase in bed bug cases during this short period of time.
National Moth Week kicks off Saturday worldwide
Celebrations will take place in all 50 US states and 37 other countries from July 20 to July 28.
Agriculture Ministry: More locusts swarm into Israel
Aerial and ground spraying has largely worked thus far in eradicating the swarms from Sinai.
Alternatively Speaking: All about bug bites
Alternative medicine expert Natalie Marx answers your questions: What essential oils or foods keep bugs away?
Frightened grasshoppers can affect their environment
New Worlds: Grasshoppers under stress can behave like tense humans who overeat sweets.
Photo Essay: Let this lizard come to you
If you’re in the desert in the boiling summer heat, you may find you are not the only crazy creature out and about.
New study may help develop ways of killing harmful pests
Discovery that mammal breath causes aphids to flee plants could lead to natural pesticide.
