At the same time – and this may, perhaps, surprise you – some 40 Irish farmers have been roaming their cattle pastures, kicking apart the drier cow pats and peering into their depths.

Can you identify these little beetles, about 2-3mm long. which have appeared recently? – Neil Foot, Kilmacow, Co Kilkenny They are furniture beetles, which lay their eggs in cracks or holes in ...

Remote-controlled “cyborg beetles” could be used to help discover people trapped in collapsed buildings or mines, research ...

Holidaymakers were horrified as millions of bugs covered miles of coastline after they swarmed a beach ...

'Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile' is a well-known seanfhocal or traditional old-saying in Irish. A 'ciaróg' is, of course, the Irish for a beetle so the phras... Sunday, 15 June 2025 ...

The saga of the mountain pine beetle has enough “sex, murder, fights, incest, parasitism, infidelity, necrophilia, cannibalism and predation” for a film noir, a researcher who has synthesized ...

March 05, 2018 at 8:37AM GMT Almost a fifth of Europe’s wood-dependent beetles are at risk of extinction as a result of ongoing losses of large old trees, conservationists have warned ...

Beetles and a deadly fungus may kill our ash trees- and our hurling industry Want the day's sports headlines straight to your inbox? Our FREE newsletter will keep you ahead of the game The game ...

A beetle, which has the potential to destroy Ireland's disease-free forests, may have arrived in the country. Irish forests may be at risk from spruce bark beetle ...

CARPET BEETLES are common among households and can cause severe damage to bedding, clothes and carpets if left unchecked. The pests may be hard to spot, but here are three signs they’re lurki… ...

Scientists have put “mini backpacks” on rare beetles found in temperate rainforest fragments to record their movements as part of a study that could help to support conservation efforts ...