All news on the topic: Insects

An expert has warned that whilst silverfish are not poisonous they can take over your home laying 60 eggs a day and they can also leave behind nasty side effects and trigger allergies

Lalita Dhimar had discomfort and an itch in her ear and after an examination at Dhamtari District Hospital in Chhattisgarh, central India, doctors were baffled to find an insect

Developed by British form Oxitec, the modified males release a gene which kills female offspring who are more likely to carry the dengue fever virus which has killed millions

The invasive Asian hornet species can cause untold damage to insect pollinators - including bees - by eating them and destroying their hive, and any sightings of the insects should be reported

Top experts, Dr Matthew Bulbert and Dr Andrew Jones, of Oxford Brookes University, has warned that an invase mosquito could hit the UK as a result of climate change

Flies buzzing around your kitchen can be really frustrating to deal with, but one woman has shared the simple hack she used to stop it happening for good, and it didn't cost her a single penny

Mrs Hinch fans have been left horrified after discovering a spate of little black insects in their carpets - as it turns out carpet beetles can trigger medical conditions

Insect bites may be small in some cases, but they can be fatal for crops and humans because of their ability to carry killer diseases and destroy food which humans need to survive

The snake worm mystery began more than 16 years ago in the summer of 2007, when Ester resident Maggie Billington spotted thousands of tiny, wormlike larvae crawling across a road in a long line

Jesmin Akter, 33, allegedly scattered aluminium phosphide around her flat in Shadwell, east London on 26 November 2021, but the chemical was activated by moisture and produced the dangerous phosphine gas, which poisoned her 11-year-old

Brits have also shared who they believe to be the most inspiring celebrity hobbyists - with David Beckham and Beyoncé driving a trend towards beekeeping this year

Hungry builder Phil Hall, 60, is demanding an explanation from Sainsbury's in Darlington after he chomped down on a coronation chicken sandwich and found he had bitten through a locust

Cockroaches, earwigs and silverfish are among the most common insects that can infest your homes in winter - and bug specialists have explained how to deal with infestations

Tesco has issued a warning to customers who bought its cranberry stuffing mix over fears the Christmas staple may contain moths, the Food Standards Agency has said

Millions of insects were seen filling the sky over the northern and western suburbs of Mérida, near Cancun in Mexico - a popular destination for tourists due to the area's rich Mayan and colonial heritage

Kristy Griffin let a huntsman spider stay in her bedroom in New South Wales, Australia, to hatch hundreds of babies as she didn't have the heart to turf the arachnid out

Airport worker Marcus Rees, 34, was accused of assaulting Hannah Bent after tipping a bucket of live worms on her and then hurling bricks through the window of her home

Evelyn Vásquez Villalobos, from Costa Rica, who was nine months pregnant and due to give birth any day has allegedly died from a scorpion bite in her home after being found by her husband

Rachel Rackley, a McDonald's regular, ordered three sausage and egg McMuffins each with hash browns for her and her two children at the restaurant at Wessex Gate Retail Park near Poole, Dorset

Isaac Leahey went "flat and really floppy" after an encounter in the family's garden in Sydney, Australia, and mum Carmelle rushed him to hospital, where medics saved him

Doctors were baffled but diagnosed with the youngster with a deadly condition which can lead to brain swelling diseases, meningitis, encephalitis and other conditions

Scientists have previously suggested that certain colours might attract bed bugs more than others such as red being seen as highly attractive - here are the colours which they prefer less

An autistic woman has shared her tale of her 'horrible' father who called the police on her because she locked herself in a car due to her having panic attacks about wasps

An exhausted backpacker longed for nothing more than to curl up in their sleeping bag and give their weary legs a much-needed rest, but they were in for a sickening surprise

Rayanne Turay was rushed to hospital and began to suffer from organ failure after being bitten by the bug, and now she feels paranoid about falling ill again if she was to return