Gardeners the world over dread the appearance of aphids on their plants. There are around 4,000 species of these sap-sucking ...

Vergelegen Wine Estate in South Africa is pairing technology and nature, using drones to drop predatory wasps that control ...

There is a burgeoning demand for insects as a source of protein in pet food. Photographer Tommy Trenchard visited a fly farm in Cape Town, South Africa, that is hoping to benefit. Launched in 2018 ...

Already, drug-resistant infections kill hundreds of thousands of people every year. And yet the true scale of this ...

As the country’s landscape shakes off winter’s chill, the spring weather brings life with some of the country’s most ...

Insects may well become the “superfoods” of the future, as coveted as quinoa and berries. They may be grudgingly eaten, ...

From witnessing the Great Migration to ticking off the Big Five, these are the most memorable wildlife experiences in Africa ...

Agricultural pesticide use continues to threaten biodiversity, especially in insect species that provide important ecosystem ...

Other farmers in the region, growing fruit such as apples, pears and citrus fruit, have been using drones to drop other predatory insects in their orchards for pest control. South Africa is among ...