Articles about insects

Out of Office: The bugs are a feature in this tech worker’s ‘beautiful and spooky’ artwork

A technical program manager at Oracle in Seattle, Bergen McMurray has an extensive background in tech and science. On the side, she creates unique wall art using butterflies, spiders, animal skulls and more. Read More

Murder hornets get a new name, but desire to wipe them out in Washington state remains the same

If you had “murder” in your name you’d be hoping for a change, too. The Washington State Department of Agriculture… Read More

Build a better mosquito trap: Buzzworthy study shows how pests zero in on red color in human skin

Using a high-tech wind tunnel built for mosquitos, researchers at the University of Washington have uncovered how the pests seek… Read More

All in the murderous family: Asian giant hornets found in Washington in 2021 came from 2020 nest

The Washington State Department of Agriculture generated worldwide attention when it successfully eradicated an Asian giant hornet nest in the… Read More

Washington state tracks down another Asian giant hornet nest, with plans to eradicate it soon

The Washington State Department of Agriculture said Friday that it has located a new Asian giant hornet nest — the… Read More

The fight against ‘murder hornets’: Kevlar thread to tie on trackers, thick foam suits to prevent stings

The entomologists and researchers leading the fight against Asian giant hornets in Washington state have made some tweaks to the… Read More

‘Murder hornet’ nest cut from tree in Washington state; 1,500 developing insects found inside

Another Asian giant hornet nest has been removed from a tree in Washington as the state’s Department of Agriculture tries… Read More

New ‘murder hornet’ nest located in Washington state as scientists again use tiny tracking tech

Tech has passed the test again in helping to track down another Asian giant hornet nest in Washington state. About… Read More

Insects-as-feed startup Beta Hatch raises another $10M as it builds out the ‘future of farming’

Beta Hatch is raising cash as fast as it’s raising insects. The farming startup that hatched near Seattle and is… Read More

First ‘murder hornet’ of 2021 spotted in Washington state, 2 miles from where old nest was eradicated

If things weren’t feeling quite apocalyptic enough for you these days, don’t bother cuing the locusts. The murder hornets are… Read More

New ‘murder hornet’ reported in Washington state, but specimen’s origin puzzles entomologists

They’re baaaack? Hopefully, not quite. Less than a year after the Washington State Department of Agriculture located and eradicated a… Read More

Insect farming startup raises $9.3M, builds North America’s largest mealworm facility east of Seattle

Beta Hatch is planning to grow more than insects east of Seattle in Cashmere, Wash. The 5-year-old startup is growing… Read More

UW researcher put tiny tracking technology on giant hornets to help state deal with murderous pest

A researcher from the University of Washington, using tiny technology, has been playing a big role in helping state entomologists… Read More

Using radio trackers, scientists locate ‘murder hornet’ nest in Washington state — first ever in U.S.

Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologists have successfully located an Asian giant hornet nest on a property in Blaine, Wash.,… Read More

UW researchers develop tiny sensors that can be dropped from moths, land safely and collect data

The same University of Washington team that brought us the beetle cam is now taking flight with moths, developing tiny… Read More

Geek of the Week: UW’s Vikram Iyer uses small insects to tackle big wireless computing problems

Some of Vikram Iyer’s biggest ideas come in the smallest packages. And those packages can even be attached to insects.… Read More

Washington traps its first ‘murder hornet’; state will use infrared cameras to search for nests

The Washington State Department of Agriculture has trapped its first Asian giant hornet. An image of the 2-inch-long specimen shared… Read More

Beetle juiced: UW researchers build tiny robotic camera that can attach to the back of an insect

Here’s what happens when a GoPro goes low — really low, as in insect height. Researchers at the University of… Read More

Insect-growing startup Beta Hatch raises $3M to further innovate and build giant new facility

Beta Hatch, the insect-growing startup looking to revolutionize the animal feed business through its science and technology, has raised $3… Read More

Geek of the Week: Info security pro Dan Schwalbe has a buzzworthy side job as ‘Dan the Bee Man’

During the day, in his job as the deputy chief information security officer for Farsight Security, Dan Schwalbe helps root… Read More

Seattle insect farmers Beta Hatch win $135K conference prize as they look to move and scale

Beta Hatch, the insect-growing startup that is looking to move away from the Seattle area and scale its business near… Read More

Forget software bugs, this startup is focused on insects that could change the agriculture industry

Some of the most intriguing farming in Washington is taking place not among the valleys or rolling hills of the… Read More