All news on the topic: Insects

Billionaire Bill Gates is backing the efforts of UK firm Oxitec who are genetically modifying this country's mosquitoes to turn them into weapons in the global war against malaria

There has been an increase in bedbug infestations recently and, according to an expert, a rise in second-hand furniture shopping from eBay and Facebook Marketplace could be to blame

More of the venomous bugs that can kill in minutes have now turned up on mainland Britain, fuelling fears that Asian hornets are spreading from France this summer

An apparently innocent large green caterpillar was spotted crawling through a North Wales beauty spot - but it will eventually become the Death's Head Hawk moth, an insect supposed associated with death, war and disease

An area of Los Angeles county has been placed under quarantine after Tau fruit flies were found, prompting the first quarantine due to the pests 'ever' in the Western Hemisphere

Brits were warned this week to be "on guard" amid fresh fears of an Asian hornet UK invasion, following suspected sightings of the killer bug in Plymouth, Devon

Shoppers in Solihull found themselves at war with the winged agitators yesterday as so-called "Flying Ant Day" was declared across the country - and increased humidity also increased their numbers

French health officials say the country has seen a surge in the number of people being admitted to hospital with tick-borne encephalitis, with cases appeared to be particularly high in the Auvergne-Rhône Alpes region

Khairul Azhar told how his grandmother assumed hiding the cash in the box well tucked away would be a way of keeping her savings nearby and perfectly safe - before realising her nightmare mistake

A newly discovered species named the Los Angeles Thread Millipede, with nearly 500 legs, was found underground by naturalists in Southern California

Shoppers reported being trapped in a Sainsbury's as swarms of the critters descended - while others said the ants flew into their clothing and hair during the annual phenomenon

A fan of cleaning sensation Mrs Hinch has been criticised for wanting to kill the ants in her back garden - but she's warned them not to judge as she suffers from rare disorder

If you think wasps are already irritating, the stinging insects are about to go sugar mad as larvae leave the nest - searching for their fix from people's picnics

The Channel Islands have long been seen as the 'frontline' in the UK's fight against invading Asian Hornets - but just this weekend there was another suspected sighting of the dangerous insect

Aidan Jefferson made the grim discovery after finishing his chicken curry at the Ashford Indian Diner restaurant in Kent, and will now never return to the establishment

When summer hits, we can often dread the thought of mosquitos due to some of us being prone to bites - scientists have revealed why some people attract the pests more than others

The method of getting rid of wasps and their nests on people's front porches has gone viral on TikTok, however an expert has warned it's not only "dangerous" but potentially "illegal"

The intimidating-looking creature looks like something straight out of a horror film according to some people, and has put others off from ever travelling to Australia

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE Doctors in Russia extracted a 15cm worm which had burrowed itself in a man's forehead, causing him horrific pain, and have now bizarrely put it on display

Colorado beetles, which swarm like a plague of locusts and can devastate crops, were last recorded in the UK in 1977- a year after one of the hottest summers and worst droughts in living memory

A pest control expert has shared the signs of a bedbug infestation you should look out for, as they come out of hiding every night to 'bite and drink the blood of their human victims'

Thunder bugs typically appear in muggy hot weather and, because they are attracted to bright colours, they often go into flower buds in our gardens to feed and then reproduce

A number of oak trees in Long Eaton, Derbyshire have been found to be infested with the oak processionary moth and a warning has been issued to members of the public

Residents in a charming Regency town are 'too scared to open their windows or sit outside' after being plagued by thousands of flies that crawl over them at night

Flying Ant Day could be just around the corner, but experts have warned that the pests' mass flight could actually last weeks in 2023 owing to favourable weather conditions