• Mosquitoes and the Panama Canal

    Thursday 30th June 2016

    Celebrating its centenary in 2014, the Panama Canal is regarded as a wonder of the modern world. Billions of pounds of shipping commerce pass…

  • Bug of the Day – Saturday

    Thursday 30th June 2016

  • Podcast with Richard ‘Bugman’ Jones

    Sunday 26th June 2016

    Author Richard ‘Bugman’ Jones tells us how his dinner-party behaviour inspired his new book ‘House Guests, House Pests’. Follow Richard on Twiiter @bugmanjones or read…

  • Interview with Jess French

    Saturday 25th June 2016

    Jess French, presenter of CBeebies series ‘Minibeast Adventures with Jess’, tells us of her experiences working with children and her joy in seeing their enthusiasm…

  • Podcast with Brett Westwood

    Saturday 25th June 2016

    Veteran radio presenter Brett Westwood tells us about the heavy insect focus in ‘Natural Histories’, the landmark series on BBC Radio 4 focusing on how animals…

  • Bug of the Day – Thursday

    Thursday 23rd June 2016

  • Bug of the Day -Wednesday

    Thursday 23rd June 2016

  • Insects: the unlikely food and feed of the future?

    Thursday 23rd June 2016

    From giant water bugs in Thailand through to Chapulines in Mexico there is already a wealth of insects that are eaten around the world. The…

  • Bug of the Day -Tuesday

    Tuesday 21st June 2016

  • Bug of the Day – Monday

    Sunday 19th June 2016