INSECTS

Boston's Museum of Fine Arts Hires Puppy to Sniff Out Art-Munching Bugs

Beantown's renowned museum has a new secret weapon.

50 of America’s Most Bed Bug-Infested Cities

Refer to this list before planning your next trip.

Watch an Army of Ants Use Teamwork to Take Down a Millipede

Size isn't everything.

Finnish Food Company Launches The World's First Insect-Based Bread

Fazer Food Services in Helsinki now sells protein-packed loaves made with dried cricket flour.

Which Rooms In Your Home Have the Most Types of Bugs, According to Entomologists

Time to make peace with your itty-bitty housemates.

UK Agrees to Ban Pesticides That Destroy Bee Populations

They join the rest of the European Union in the effort to save the insects.

Courtesy of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Conservators Discover Grasshopper Embedded in van Gogh Painting

Even famous artists can't escape the realities of painting in nature.

How to Safeguard Your Home From Annual Asian Beetle Invasions

While we’re outside enjoying the crisp weather, these tiny critters are scrambling inside our houses to keep warm.

A Simple Way to Prevent Bed Bugs: Do Your Laundry While on Vacation

The dreaded critters may hitchhike from hotel to home in your suitcase full of dirty clothes.

Unfazed by Haters, This Bug-Loving 8-Year-Old Helped Author a Scientific Paper

It all began with a letter her mom wrote to entomologists asking them to assure her daughter that "she is not weird or strange"—and they didn't disappoint.

2017 Ig Nobel Prizes Celebrate Research on How Crocodiles Affect Gambling and Other Odd Studies

It's hard to pick a favorite from these off-the-wall studies exploring topics like whether cats can be both solid and liquid, the physics of walking backwards with coffee, and the brain activity of people who are grossed out by cheese.

Floral-Scented Pesticide Lures Mosquitoes to Their Death

"It's like having an irresistible chocolate shop on every corner."

Elusive Butterfly Sighted in Scotland for the First Time in 133 Years

Thanks to climate change and the destruction of its natural habitat, the white-letter hairstreak has migrated north.

Oakley Originals, Flickr Creative Commons // CC BY 2.0

Could Imported Sperm Help Save America’s Bees?

Scientists hope enlarging the gene pool will give our bees a fighting chance.

Mantises Regularly Catch and Feast On Birds, NBD

We’re talking hummingbirds, not eagles, but still.

7 Creepy Crawlies You Want in Your Garden

Don't kill them—consider them your friends!

Watch Weevils Invade California Palm Trees

The South American palm weevil is eating palms' hearts out.

Meet the Beautiful Beetle That Lives in (and Eats) Poop

Don't let the rainbow scarab's love of coprophagy put you off. It's a stunner.

15 Useful Facts About Lyme Disease

Look out for the bull's-eye.

Jelly Beans Are Delicious—and They're Made With Insect Secretions

Jelly beans are shiny because they're coated in shellac, which is a resin that's secreted by the female lac bug (laccifer lacca) after it drinks the sap of trees.

Olaf Leillinger via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 2.5

Exploding Moth Populations Threaten England's Historic Sites

Centuries-old tapestries, carpets, and taxidermied animals are at risk.

Watch: These Fruit Flies are Superheroes of Brain Science

Zap them and they fight. Zap them harder and they flirt.

Married Entomologists Donate Insect Collection Worth $10 Million

The duo is giving their collection to the university that brought them together.

A Swiss Restaurant Now Offers Bug-Based Cooking Classes

Insects are a sustainable and healthy food source, Bern's Löscher restaurant explains.

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