Technology that was first used to distinguish healthy tissues from cancerous ones in humans has been successfully used to identify insects. Research by the University of…
Browsing: Insects
The States of Guernsey have launched a campaign to capture queen Asian hornets before they form nests. The invasive species arrives in the Channel Islands from…
The National Trust is this month beginning a pest control trial, using natural methods in a combination not previously used in a heritage setting, to tackle…
The British Pest Control Association (BPCA) has warned that heating ducts and pipes can be prime spots for cockroaches as the heating goes on in the…
Conservationists have reported that a “nationally scarce” species of bee has been found in Newport, South Wales, for the first time. Buglife Cymru said it discovered…
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) and Animal and Plant Health Agency have asked beekeepers and members of the public to remain vigilant…
There have been sightings of Asian hornets in Hampshire including in New Milton Christchurch and close to Basingstoke in Alton. The Hampshire Beekeepers Association is appealing…
The absence of visitors during lockdown could damage priceless exhibits, the British Museum has warned, as it has been battling invasive insects. The Telegraph reported that…
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has said that there have been no confirmed sightings of Asian hornet in the UK so far…
The British Pest Control Association has announced that its next free webinar on Tuesday, June 16, will look at the biology, behaviour and control of wasps,…