An curved arrow pointing right. At an insect farm in Kenya, fly larvae are being used to combat food waste. It's part of the InsectiPro farm's mission to chip away at the 1,900 tons of organic ...

From compasses mimicking insect eyes to forest fire-fighting robots that behave like vines, here's a selection of this year's nature-based technology. Some insects – such as ants and bees ...

A plastic-eating insect in Kenya may be a potential ally to join in the fight against plastic pollution. Scientists have discovered that a beetle larvae from the Alphitobius genus can consume and ...

Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the tiny insects responsible ...

Asian hornets are a threat to the UK's insect population The BBC has been given exclusive access to a laboratory fighting to eradicate Asian hornets in the UK. Scientists at Fera Science near York ...