Could insect meal and lab-grown meat be a more sustainable, ethical way to feed our cats and dogs?
Category: Insects
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Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge
For beekeepers, the problem isn’t just climate change and extreme weather: It’s also DOGE, the trade war and the immigration crackdown.
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Boucheron Plays With Bugs
The house’s new high jewelry collection includes honeybees and beetles; Cartier, Dior and others have been inspired by nature, too.
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E.P.A. Again Seeks Limits on a Harmful Pesticide
After a court overturned a ban, the agency has proposed restricting chlorpyrifos to 11 food crops, illustrating the limits of federal regulation.
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Hummingbirds’ Flight Offers Clues to Improve Drones
Scientists study the flight of hummingbirds to design robots for drone warfare.
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Honeybees Don’t Need Saving, I Learned When They Invaded My House
Responding to fears of a “honeybee collapse,” 30 states have passed laws to protect the pollinators. But when they invaded my house, I learned that the honeybees didn’t need saving.
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The TikTok ‘Tunnel Girl’ Is Not Alone
Hobby tunneling is a rare, but not unheard-of, pastime that has produced frustrated neighbors, media frenzies and at least one state landmark.
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As Bedbug Anxiety Spreads to Asia Exterminators Turn Profits
Outbreaks in France and South Korea have people across Asia on high alert for bedbugs. Exterminators in the region say business is booming.
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If You Plant Milkweed, They Will Come. (And Not Just the Butterflies.)
These underappreciated plants attract a “hungry throng” of beneficial insects. They’re not bad to look at, either.
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What Kind of Year Has It Been for Gardeners? An Aggravating One.
From spongy moth caterpillars to torrential rains, this garden season has been plagued by one challenge after another.
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The Best Tip of Paris Fashion Week? Avoid Bedbugs.
There’s an infestation in the City of Lights, and fashion folks are not immune.
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How to Treat Your Sick or Dying Plant
Welcome to the ‘disease garden’: It’s not pretty, but it’s full of answers.