The world's first edible insect farms have gone into production after a successful Kickstarter campaign by Katharina Unger and her company Livin Farms. More about Bench-top insect farms are intended to make mealworms part of our everyday diet
These "biobots" developed by a research team at North Carolina State University could map out areas or collapsed buildings in the wake of a disaster. More about Swarms of cyborg insects could be used to map dangerous environments
A group of engineers and scientists has come up with a way to remotely control insects, which they believe could provide an "improved alternative to remote-controlled drones". More about Remote-controlled flying cyborg beetles could replace drones
The "world's first edible insect desktop hive" will allow owners to cultivate and harvest mealworms in their kitchens for use in a variety of recipes. More about Katharina Unger's Livin farm lets users raise edible worms at home
American artist Jennifer Angus has used an intricate pattern of insects to decorate a vivid pink room at the Renwick Gallery in Washington DC, set to reopen next month following renovation work (+ slideshow). More about Bugs adorn the walls at renovated Renwick Gallery in Washington DC
A team of Icelandic designers has launched chocolate protein bars made from powdered crickets. More about Insect-infused Jungle Bars are boosted with powdered cricket protein
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: French designer Marlène Huissoud explains how she produced a range of "glass" and "leather" objects using resin collected from beehives and silkworm cocoons in this movie from Eindhoven. More about Marlène Huissoud uses insect by-products to develop new materials
Norwegian architecture studio Snøhetta has designed a series of wooden hives for the roof of an Oslo food court to encourage bees to take up residence in the city (+ slideshow). More about Snøhetta entices bees into Oslo with honey-coloured Vulkan Beehives
Writer Geoff Manaugh and designer John Becker have imagined a scenario in which genetically modified bees could be trained to print detailed concrete structures rather than produce honey (+ interview). More about Bees could 3D-print "concrete honey" to form architectural structures
Graduate designer Marlène Huissoud has used materials made by bees and silkworms to craft a series of vessels and furniture (+ movie). More about Marlène Huissoud creates products with the help of insects
Design graduate Bettina Madita Böhm has created a cylindrical concrete beehive for urban beekeepers to use on the roofs of city buildings. More about Bettina Madita Böhm creates Apiarium hive for urban beekeepers
Icelandic product design graduate Búi Bjarmar Aðalsteinsson has created a Fly Factory that breeds insect larvae for human consumption (+ slideshow). More about Fly Factory produces insect pate that "tastes like chicken"
News: a team of researchers from Harvard University has developed a team of robots that can build architectural structures based on the behaviour of termites. More about Robotic bricklayers developed to work like termites
A Dublin-based graphic designer has developed a digital resource encouraging people to eat insects. More about Entomo website design promotes insects as food
Dutch Design Week 2013: Portuguese designer Susana Soares has developed a device for detecting cancer and other serious diseases using trained bees ( + slideshow). More about Honey bees can be trained to detect cancer "in ten minutes" says designer
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our next movie from Eindhoven, design graduates Aagje Hoekstra and Evelien Crooy show us the bioplastic and ink made from insects that they presented at this year's Dutch Design Week. More about Young designers transform beetles into plastic and printing ink
Dutch Design Week 2013: graphic design graduate Evelien Crooy has made her own ink from insects and used it to screen-print the cover of a book about the creatures. More about Ink made from insects by Evelien Crooy
Dutch Design Week 2013: design graduate Aagje Hoekstra has developed a plastic made of pressed insect shells. More about Coleoptera plastic made of beetles by Aagje Hoekstra
This collection of 3D-printed jewellery by Royal College of Art student Dorry Hsu was inspired by the designer's own fear of insects. More about The Aesthetic of Fears by Dorry Hsu
Graduate designer Katharina Unger has designed a table-top insect breeding farm that allows people to produce edible fly larvae in their homes (+ slideshow). More about Farm 432: Insect Breeding by Katharina Unger