Insects

Author Sarah Ell's new book Lost Wonders: Vanished Creatures of Aotearoa is an all-ages introduction to the vanished creatures of Aotearoa New Zealand, from the long extinct species to those now on… Audio

Matt Genefaas and Dan Craig are the creators of Eat Crawlers - selling chocolate/sugar covered spiders and scorpions in a bid to get Kiwis eating insects, and have also launched Tomorrow Foods, which… Audio, Gallery

What if plants are smarter than we think - a lot smarter? That's the central premise for an essay, published in The Paris Review by New York-based writer and editor Cody Delistraty.  Audio

It's getting warmer out there...which means there could soon be an influx of white-tail spiders in your home, bed-bugs in your bedroom, fleas on your pets, and mosquitoes and sandflies pretty much… Audio

This time last year, Wairarapa farmer and technology consultant, John Hart, was considering crickets as a potential food source for chickens, when he realised they were much too expensive and would be… Audio

There are more than 200 million insects for every person in the world. Insects outnumber all the grains of sand on all the beaches around the globe and without them, humanity is doomed. Anne… Video, Audio

Scion entomologists are trialling a parasitic wasp that they hope will control a growing nuisance: the giant willow aphid. Audio

University of Otago insect researcher Dr Jenny Jandt is in love with creatures most of us try to exterminate - wasps and ants. She's known as the Wasp Lady and says there's much to be admired in both… Audio, Gallery

Dragonflies are precision flying machines, and Ruary Mackenzie Dodds says they are an indicator of clean water. Audio

Tom Saunders has named a native parasitoid wasp after a Harry Potter character, in a bid to improve the reputation of these 'good' wasps. Audio

Six decades of collecting insects Audio, Gallery

Bugs and creepy crawlies may not be something you want to hear about over your breakfast, but Auckland Zoo is on a mission to get us all to feel a little more inclined to tiny little critters that… Audio, Gallery

Belinda Castles shares the Consumer NZ findings on fly sprays. Audio

The Photonic Fence is a laser fly swat that never misses the mark. Using powerful cameras, this hi-tech bug zapper scans for pests and by measuring their size, shape, speed and wing-beat frequency in… Audio, Gallery

Are your lit up skies affecting the population of insects. Audio