Tag: Insects - Page 6
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Scientists Discover Gene Behind Melting Zombie Caterpillars
Watch out for zonked-out, virus-infected caterpillars melting from above: scientists have discovered a single gene in a caterpillar virus that dramatically alters the molting behaviour of the gypsy moth caterpillar, literally
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Wolf Spiders Ate All Our Chinese Stink Bugs
The web of life is such a wonder. Following the first US landing, in Allentown PA, of a successful breeding population of Chinese Stink Bugs, US Mid-Atlantic states were swarming with the damn
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Insect Snacks Get Safety Tests in European Union
Last week we took a poll of how many of you TreeHugger readers would eat insects if given the option, and for those of you who have, what you thought of them. The majority of you said sure, you'd try them at least once
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Extreme Composting: Watch Black Soldier Grubs Devour Burger in 5 Hours (Video)
Yesterday I posted a video on how to build a DIY grub composter, and I have written before about a commercially available grub composter that turns waste into animal feed in hours. But little did I know that there is a whole
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Would You Ever Eat Insects? (Survey) [Updated]
Photo: Wikipedia, CC "When they're fresh, their exoskeletons don't get stuck in your teeth." Reading this article about eating bugs as a greener substitute to animal meat in the Atlantic almost made me swear off food for good. Intellectually, I know
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Scientists Breed Spermless Mosquitoes In Effort to End Malaria
In an effort to slow the spread of malaria, scientists are trying to go to the source -- not just by stopping mosquitoes, but stopping how mosquitoes reproduce. Scientists have bred a spermless male mosquito
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How to Build a DIY Black Soldier Fly Grub Composter (Video)
It made it into this infographic on which composting method is best for you, but it's fair to say that grub composting—or the practice of disposing of organic waste by feeding it to black soldier fly larvae—is
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TED Talk: Jonathan Drori on Tricks Flowers Play on Pollinators
There are over 250,000 species of flowering plants. While some can rely on self-pollination, many rely on a wide range of other animals and insects to pollinate them so that they can reproduce. What's amazing is the level of
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Angelina Jolie and Kids Love to Eat Crickets
Angelina Jolie has inadvertently (or perhaps by design) added "Ambassador for Insect Proteins" to her credentials as a do-gooder. In an interview about her Louis Vuitton ad (you remember, the one
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Smugglers Nabbed Targeting Turkish Plants, Insects
Illegal attempts to spirit endemic species out of the country appear to be on the rise in Turkey, where officials have recently busted a number of would-be smugglers with large
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Truck Crash Spills 14 Million Bees Across Highway
In the search for solutions to the ongoing plight of honeybees, both mainstream bee experts and advocates of alternative approaches to beekeeping have suggested that the practice of trucking honeybees thousands of miles across country for pollination
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California Releases Wasps to Control Apple Moth Infestations
California is taking a more natural approach to pest control -- instead of spraying for light brown apple moths which are considered a pest by the USDA, the state is testing out releasing a
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Trillions of Insects Killed by Cars Every Year, Says Study
Last May, Dutch biologist Arnold van Vliet embarked on a bold and buggy mission to count how many insects are killed by cars -- and six weeks later, the results are in. To perform the census of bug vs. car fatalities, the
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Insect Hotels Abound at Chelsea Flower Show
Insect hotels are architectural, recycled and perfectly formed. But you can't stay there: they are for the bugs.
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World's Loudest Animal is a Tiny Insect, Says Study
While normally a species measuring in at only around 2 millimeters in length might be easily overlooked, one tiny freshwater-dwelling critter has found a way to turn peoples' heads. Researchers studying 'water boatman' (Micronecta
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Organic Garden Pest Control -- What Works, and What Doesn't?
If you're using organic methods in your garden (and I'm sure you are!) you've probably heard several different recommendations for getting rid of pests like slugs, aphids, and tomato
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Cicada Ice Cream Proves We Need More Information About Eating Insects
Cicada ice cream made a big buzz on the web this week. While misinformation flooded the net blaming the health department for shutting down Sparky's newest flavor, TreeHugger's Bonnie gave you the straight dope: the Columbia,
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Another Reason to Curb Light Pollution: For the Bugs
We've extolled the virtues of dark skies here before, most recently with an International Dark Sky Park designated for Michigan. It turns out less light pollution is good not only for the human soul, but for our insect friends. A
