How chemical repellents trip up insects

Last Updated: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 18:03

A recent study has revealed that it is the molecular makeup of bugs that enables citronellal (the aromatic liquid used in lotions, sprays and candles) and DEET to prevent insects from landing and feeding on you.

Now, 3D printers to print tiny robotic insects

Last Updated: Saturday, July 17, 2010, 16:20

3D printers could soon create the perfect insect wing, a feat perfected by nature over millennia.

Insects that make their own essential nutrients `spotted`

Last Updated: Friday, April 30, 2010, 19:08

Scientists claim to have identified for the first time an insect, known as aphids, that can make their own essential nutrients called carotenoids.

Information on landscape diversity can help in conservation of insects

Last Updated: Monday, February 8, 2010, 13:33

In a new research, scientists used satellite images to collect information on the topography and diversity of habitats in a particular landscape, in order to help in the conservation of insects like butterflies.

Scientists `grow` edible insects in Costa Rica

Last Updated: Thursday, February 4, 2010, 10:01

The day when restaurants will serve garlic grasshoppers or beetle larva skewers is getting closer in Costa Rica, where scientists are "growing" insects for human consumption.