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Entomologist Allen Heath. Audio

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

Insect ecologists find that native ants slow the spread of this invasive species. 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

Tourism and increased human mobility have increased bedbug infestations the world over, and New Zealand is no exception to the trend. 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

Entomologist Allen Heath. 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

Waikato university scientists Carolyn King and Chrissen Gemmill trace the origins and migration of house mice in New Zealand. Audio

Two Kiwi biologists are working on Gough Island in the South Atlantic studying seabirds and super-sized mice Audio

A new breed of "super rats" in Australia has become immune to poision and now they've learned how to outsmart traps. Audio

Auckland's Ark in the Park is using new ways of monitoring rats in the canopy 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

Wasps are wreaking havoc on native forests, birds and insects. Audio

Summer and bugs - they seem to go together. Audio

Paper wasps and the 'King of Sting'. Audio

Auckland Museum insect collection curator John Early is passionate about parasitic wasps. Audio