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Five cheap and simple tips to keep flies out of your house

From home-made traps to natural repellents, these five tips are guaranteed to keep those unwelcome flying visitors in your house down to a minimum.

Trees for Bees

We can all do our bit to boost the nutritional forage for bees. Here are a few trees you can plant in your garden.

Insect Numbers Fall By 75%

New research shows a shocking decline in insects that are necessary for ecological stability.

Tiny sensors help scientists to study bees

Thousands of honey bees will be fitted with sensors to investigate the worldwide collapse of bee colonies.

Bee-harming pesticides to be banned

The UK government is looking to ban a series of bee-harming pesticides, following the stance of other European nations, after bee numbers continue to rapidly dwindle throughout the world.

Art of Science exhibit

The Art of Science is a travelling exhibition from Museum Victoria, exploring the wonder of scientific illustration. See our gallery of amazing images from this exhibit.

Top tips for pest control

There’s nothing worse than having mosquitoes wake you up in the night or having cockroaches move in. Andrew Fennell from Pestrol talks to us about at home some solutions for unwanted pests and insects.

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