A new title from Smithsonian Books highlights the diversity of Earth's 10 to 100 million insect species

"It's not just about the bees, it's about the survival of humanity"

From ants and pantry moths to black flies and fruit flies, these non-toxic DIY solutions are safer and more eco-friendly than traditional pesticides.

Pestival, is a weekend festival packed with art, music, talks and workshops, celebrating insects in art, and the art of being an insect. It starts from the fact that eighty percent of creatures on earth are insects, the 'pests' without whom humans

Part art, part meditative process, these works are created with plant material harvested from the artist's urban garden.

Is this really how it ends?

More than two billion people around the world already supplement their diet with insects, and crickets, mealworms and other creepy crawlies are set to become increasingly popular in the UK.

Tiny droplets of water make the bugs take on an altogether different look - looking inflated by the covering of liquid.

LG is fighting malaria and dengue in India with the power of sound waves. The South Korean firm has launched a line of TVs and an air conditioner that produce sound waves to paralyze mosquitoes.

The lab at Sun Yat-sen University occupies 37,700 square feet and has four workshops. Experts hopes it could make China a global leader in combating deadly diseases.

A new study has found that, when it comes to warding off mosquitoes, nothing beats mosquito spray. Researchers have warned against candles and alarms - branding the latter 'snake oil'.

The swarm of insects hit the counties of Hampshire, West Sussex and Dorset and were captured on the Met Office's radar.

The farming family of four appeared live on TV show The Project, to discuss weather extremes in rural Australia. When flies land on his face, he whips out his tongue and scoops them in.

Experts studying a grassland preserve in Kansas discovered that its grasshopper numbers have fallen by more than 30 per cent over the last two decades.

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A surprising number of insects look like sticks and leaves. But nobody created them that way—they’re the product of the wonderful processes of natural selection.

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Chemical ecologist Shannon Olsson and neuroscientist Karin Nordström employ 3-D printing and virtual reality to answer pressing questions about pollinators