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The endangered Lord Howe Island stick insect (Petr David Josek/AP)

world

Prague Zoo joins bid to ensure survival of rare insect once considered extinct

The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years.

<p>A painted lady butterfly resting on a flower.</p>

outdoors

Richard Collins: The journey of the painted lady butterfly that has raised eyebrows

Professor Halil Ibrahimi looks under a microscope at an insect named Potamophylax coronavirus inside a lab in Pristina, Kosovo (Visar Kryeziu/AP)

world

Kosovar biologist names newly discovered insect after coronavirus

You won’t believe how big this spider found in Dublin is

general

You won’t believe how big this spider found in Dublin is

Bitten by the bug - should we all be eating edible insects?

general

Bitten by the bug - should we all be eating edible insects?

Bees facing threat of extinction

business

Bees facing threat of extinction

Trialling times for cockchafer

Trialling times for cockchafer

I got an urgent summons: “There’s a monstrous insect on the couch in the dining room, some kind of beetle, will you do something about it?” 

Mon, 20 Jun, 2016

Spotted wing drosophila fly threat on fruit farms

Spotted wing drosophila fly threat on fruit farms

Fruit growers have been urged by Teagasc to monitor for the presence of the spotted wing drosophila (SWD) fly.

Thu, 03 Dec, 2015