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Bug farmer working to introduce insects to European diets

Business, Economics and Jobs

Bugs are a popular source of protein in a lot of the developing world, but eating insects are almost unheard of in the developed world. A farmer in Spain, though, wants to change that and make bugs a regular source of protein in European diets.

Bed bugs: Entomological terrorists

Haute Cuisine: Spanish Farm Makes Bet on ‘Bug Revolution’

Arts, Culture & Media

LOE Garden Bug Spot

Where Have All the Fireflies Gone?

Almanac: Insect Thermometers

This week, facts about insect thermometers. The behavior of bugs and other critters make for good weather forecasting.

The Living on Earth Almanac

This week, facts about the first computer bug. More than 55 years ago the first actual computer bug was physically extracted from a primitive number cruncher.

The World

Bed bugs infest the UN

Health & Medicine

Bed bug sightings are on the rise in hotels and apartments across the US. New York City has been especially hard hit. The pests now appear to have invaded the United Nations headquarters. Colum Lynch, UN correspondent for the Washington Post, has more.

A Bed Bug Solution at the Bed Bug Summit?

Arts, Culture & Media

Lou Sorkin, an entomologist from the American Museum of Natural History details why these bugs are still a persistent problem.