BIOCONTROL Bugs sent into battle — meet the SA team using insects instead of pesticides to tackle invasive plants 6 min 2 By Naledi Sikhakhane
THE CONVERSATION Mosquitoes are the world’s most dangerous animals, but here’s why they shouldn’t all disappear 4 min 1 By Shüné Oliver
THE CONVERSATION Goggas by the quadrillion — how bug scientists estimate how many insect species Earth has 4 min 1 By Nicholas Green
BOOK EXCERPT Birds, mice, snakes and baboons – Creatures who treat your house as theirs 8 min 2 By Julienne Du Toit
BOOK EXCERPT Gone but not forgotten — Legends of the Karoo 6 min 3 By Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit
THE CONVERSATION Bees can do so much more than you think – from dancing to being little art critics 5 min 0 By Caitlyn Forster and Eliza Middleton
ROCK SOLID WARNING A past buried in the Karoo town of Sutherland holds portents for our survival as a species 4 min 1 By Jamie Venter
CREEPY CRAWLY CRISIS Insects are marching towards extinction — and why we should be mightily bugged 6 min 0 By Onke Ngcuka
COMPANIES Capitalising on insects as high-quality protein for the global pet food market 3 min 0 By Unknown Author
THE CONVERSATION Curious Kids: Do flies really throw up on your food when they land on it? 3 min 0 By Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi and Jamie Theobald
THE CONVERSATION Male mosquitoes don’t want your blood, but they still find you very attractive 2 min 0 By Perran Ross