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.

A researcher holds a cyborg giant burrowing cockroach fitted with a human-supervised auto-injection mechanism (AIM) in Brisbane, Australia, July 27, 2026.
 Group of locusts

Moroccan locust swarms sweep eastern Iran, threatening crops and farms

A Levantine Vernal Copper (Tomares nesimachus) butterfly

INPA releases Red Book for Butterflies detailing extinction, endangerment threats

A Green Leaf-hopper, Cicadella viridis, resting on a plant stem.

Study finds insect-borne bacteria turning harmless reed leafhopper into major agricultural pest


Swarms of moths attacking Israeli houses - report

"I feel like I'm locked in my house because I can't open the window," said a local resident. "They just keep multiplying."

Moth on a window

Passover rerun? Plague of black beetles hits Israel

The Environmental Protection Ministry has made it clear that the beetles are not harmful to humans and crops, and they do not spread disease.

This black beetle recently 'invaded' Israel

Delicious locusts: With swarms imminent, one rabbi offers a tasty solution

Earlier this year, the insects evoked biblical times when they showed up at holy sites in Mecca, covering some areas in darkness and sparking a thunderstorm of hail and fire on social media.

Chocolate dipped parve locust

Eating bugs

The deplorable specter of hunger amidst plenty continues to stalk Israel and the world

A woman prepares to eat a water bug at a bar in downtown Tokyo

Israeli start-up introduces hot new dish: fruit fly larvae meatballs

The larvae can be made into a powder which can be used in pastas, breads - and even meatballs.

An Israeli scientist prepares food from fruit fly larvae

Fall’s Creepy Crawlies

The Jerusalem Post

Quand Israël veut nourrir le monde

L’innovation blanc bleu a déjà fait ses preuves dans un grand nombre de domaines

Cultiver de la nourriture toute l'année avec le système hydroponique

To Russia with Bugs

500 million insects will head to Russia as part of the country's effort to help them improve their local agriculture markets.

Close up of the Phytoseiulus persimilis mite that Bio Bee sent to Russia

Tel Aviv fears invasive beetle infestation that causes trees to collapse

Homeowners who fail to prevent the spread of red palm weevils will face a NIS 730 fine, the cost for the city to take care of treatment

A tree infested by the invasive red palm weevil, a type of beetle

*RX For Readers: ‘My daughter is insect dinner’*

Experts answer reader's medical queries.

Mosquito bite