Insects
You Call this Art 2014 Part 2
The actor Cliff Curtis, composer Phil Dadson and authors Damien Wilkins and Georgina White discuss the importance of discovery in the process of creating new performances or writing. Justin Gregory is… Audio
New Zealand's Smallest Bees
New Zealand has 28 species of native bee, that are either small, very small or extremely small in size and solitary by nature Audio
David George Gordon - The Bug Chef
David George Gordon, nicknamed The Bug Chef, is the author of the best seller The Eat-a-bug Cook Book. He believes that bug-eating (entomophagy) could be among the best ways to combat world hunger and… Audio
Weta
Weta are extraordinary creatures - but they tend to stay in the shadow of endemic birds and other species that have beauty on their side, and don't tend to freak people out by getting into cupboards… Audio
Bin bugs
Insects, especially ants, are disposing of huge amounts of food waste for us in our towns and cities. Elsa Youngsteadt, an entomologist from North Carolina State University, worked on the study. Audio
Spineless Wonders of the Year - the winners
2014 Spineless Wonders of the Year competition - winners
Thomas Buckley: insect evolution
Research Leader at Landcare Research, Associate Professor at the University of Auckland, and a Principal Investigator at the Allan Wilson Centre, who was one of over 100 researchers from 16 countries… Audio
'Trojan Females' - A Novel Idea for Pest Control
Naturally occurring mitochondrial mutations that cause infertility in sons could be the basis of novel pest control measures Audio
Cockroaches
The wonderful world of cockroaches with David Rentz, author of 'A Guide to the Cockroaches of Australia'. Audio
'NZ Wild Life'
A new science-based natural history book looks at the evolution, behaviour and ecology of an eclectic selection of New Zealand plants and animals, from stick insects to kahikatea
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Bug Hotels
Landscape architecture students at Lincoln University have designed 'bug hotels' to try and encourage invertebrate biodiversity in urban areas Audio
Bug Hotels
Landscape architecture students at Lincoln University have designed 'bug hotels' to try and encourage invertebrate biodiversity in urban areas Audio
Insects and LEDs
Dr Steve Pawson, the Research Leader Entomology at Scion and President of the Entomological Society, has been looking at some of the effects new LED lighting technology is having on our insect… Audio
Forensic entomology
Using insects to solve crimes and other mysteries. We meet forensic entomologist Dallas Bishop. Audio
Giraffe Weevils
University of Auckland biologists hope their research will raise the profile of these unusual beetles Audio