How common pesticides are affecting the ways ants are behaving. Rafael Barbieri and Professor Phil Lester from Victoria University's School of Biological Science are doing the research. Audio
Mark Moffett's a bit like an insect-loving Indiana Jones who's been all over the world studying and photographing ants for his new book 'Adventures Among Ants'. We're speaking about the amazingly… Audio
Bedbug numbers are on the the rise worldwide and infestations can costs businesses millions of dollars, with hotels and pest controllers fighting costly legal cases. Toby Fountain is using genetic… Audio
As infestation increases across the American states, entymologist A.Prof Dini Miller from Virginia Tech reports from the recent Bed Bug conference on whether the bug busters can keep up with the bed… Audio
The healing powers of cockroaches; yes, cockroaches! Scientists are making some amazing discoveries about powerful anti-bacterial molecules inside the cockroach's tiny brain. With Dr Naveed Khan of… Audio
Almost forty years ago Judy Gilbert bought a little piece of what she thought was paradise on Great Barrier Island. But Judy discovered that she was sharing her land with thousands of rats. So she set… Audio
Keen gardener, grandmother and amateur scientist Ruth Brooks has just proved that snails have a homing instinct. Plus ecology professor Steve Wratten has tips for the home gardener on how to keep… Audio