The short-lived insects have embarked on their bi-annual flight, leaving streets and homes completely engulfed.
A new comprehensive review has highlighted a worrying decline in insect populations across the world.
It has been suggested that the mystery sounds heard by US diplomats may have been nothing more than insects.
A worrying new study has highlighted the catastrophic effects of global warming on insect populations.
Huge numbers of the red and black insects have been turning up in homes across the British Isles this month.
Residents of the Russian city of Taganrog have been inundated with huge swarms of winged insects this week.
Her nightmarish experience began when the inquisitive insect crawled in to her ear while she was asleep in bed.
A Chinese entomologist found the insect, which has a wingspan of 11.5cm, during a field trip last year.
This bizarre insect sports a bright red body and four hairy tentacles that protrude from its back.
A new study has highlighted a huge reduction in the number of flying insects in Germany's nature reserves.
Insect-based edibles are beginning to appear in shops after a recent revision of food safety laws.
For the first time ever, scientists have had the opportunity to study a colony of these elusive insects.
Scientists have indicated that we may need to make some major dietary changes over the coming years.
The South American country has declared a state of emergency following a mass influx of the insects.
The find is so unusual that it has had to be assigned to a whole new branch of the insect family tree.
Suffering from iron deficiency ? Try dining on a few cooked grasshoppers, crickets and buffalo worms.
Scientists now believe that conscious awareness and subjective experience may be common in insects.
One unsuspecting Twitter user was shocked to discover a gigantic insect sitting on top of her clothes.
A cross between a robot and a beetle, the cybernetic insect can be commanded to walk or run on demand.
A type of insect that looked very much like a modern butterfly was common during the Jurassic period.