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Insects

Insect decline threatens migratory bird
The Green Guardian
/ 21 May 2024

Insect decline threatens migratory bird

There are early signs that fewer lesser kestrels and Amur falcons are visiting South Africa this year

By Sheree Bega
Tiny ants are big indicators of climate change
The Green Guardian
/ 7 May 2024

Tiny ants are big indicators of climate change

How climate change affects ant populations and the wider effects this will have on the ecosystem is not well understood

By Sheree Bega
Our destiny depends on the survival of insects
The Green Guardian
/ 28 January 2021

Our destiny depends on the survival of insects

Habitat destruction, the use of pesticides and climate change is driving the rapid decline of these tiny creatures

By Sheree Bega
Cities need to embrace dark night skies
Opinion
/ 19 November 2020

Cities need to embrace dark night skies

Brightness harms people’s and other creatures’ health, disrupts ecosystems and changes climate

By Nick Dunn
Lifetime Award for achievement by an individual
Article
/ 28 June 2019

Lifetime Award for achievement by an individual

Leader and ‘complete bee person’

By Tamsin Oxford
Editorial: Our moment of reckoning is now
Article
/ 15 February 2019

Editorial: Our moment of reckoning is now

‘At the M&G we have committed to redoubling efforts to ensure we offer even greater prominence to the threat of climate change’

By Editorial
We’re causing an insect apocalypse
Article
/ 12 February 2019

We’re causing an insect apocalypse

About 45% of insect species will become extinct in a few decades because they can’t evolve rapidly enough in a world changed by human activities

By Sipho Kings
Tiny beetles cause a giant crisis
Article
/ 21 September 2018

Tiny beetles cause a giant crisis

Trees in our cities are under serious threat from an invasive species of borer shooting across the country

By Sipho Kings
Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods
Article
/ 25 March 2018

Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

Farmers needs a way to manage harmful insects without destroying the ecological balance

By Staff Reporter
Sex-crazed dragonfly on ‘suicide mission’
Article
/ 3 March 2016

Sex-crazed dragonfly on ‘suicide mission’

The tiny Pantala flavescens dragonfly embarks on intercontinental flights – sometimes catching a ride on a cyclone – just to find a mate.

By Sipho Kings
Bugged by insects’ many names
Article
/ 16 October 2014

Bugged by insects’ many names

Insects have different names not only in each of our 11 official languages, but within each of those languages depending on geographical location.

By Sarah Wild
World’s biggest fly farm coming to Cape Town
Article
/ 10 July 2014

World’s biggest fly farm coming to Cape Town

Apart from its scenic tourist attractions, the Mother City will soon boast a massive commercial fly farm with 8.5-billion insects.

By Staff Reporter
How to grow your own grasshoppers
Article
/ 5 July 2013

How to grow your own grasshoppers

United States-based designer Mansour Ourasanah, who grew up in West Africa, has come up with a very different kitchen appliance to help with dinner.

By Lars Eriksen
Waiter, open up a can of worms
Article
/ 5 July 2013

Waiter, open up a can of worms

They’re the ­answer to the world’s food woes, but can we stomach them? James Francis admits eating insects does not fly in the face of reason.

By James Francis
Dung beetles rolling to be cool
Article
/ 23 October 2012

Dung beetles rolling to be cool

Researchers say dung beetles climb onto their dung balls to cool their feet in the midday sun.

By Sipho Kings
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Article
/ 13 October 2011

Yebo gogga!

Spiders, snakes and other beings that fly or bite or crawl will be on show at Wits’s annual exhibition of bugs, plants and animals.

By Mg Reporter
Dinosaurs of insect world discovered
Article
/ 1 November 2010

Dinosaurs of insect world discovered

The bugs, preserved in amber, tell tales of forest conditions in India before it crashed into Asia

By Ian Sample
No image available
Article
/ 1 August 2010

Insects could be the key to meeting food needs

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation is taking seriously the farming of creepy-crawlies as nutritious food.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 11 October 2008

Cockroaches hitch ride into US with troops

While they have been fighting wars in Asia and the Middle East, it seems that United States troops have allowed a counter-invasion of their country.

By Richard Luscombe

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