The Local Germany

'No food, no future': German farmers protest against insect protection plans

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:53:20 +0100

The German government on Wednesday proposed legislation to halt a dramatic decline in insect populations, but drew immediate fire from farmers who said the new measures threatened their livelihoods.

Germany to ban certain lights at night to save insects

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 19:19:45 +0200

Germany is planning to ban floodlights from dusk for much of the year as part of its bid to fight a dramatic decline in insect populations, it emerged Wednesday.

German bug watchers sound alarm to insect apocalypse

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:23:58 +0200

A group of 'quirky eccentrics' in the Rhine countryside has unlocked evidence of one of Earth's worth extinction phases and evidence of climate change.

On heels of Bavaria victory, Germany plans insect protection law

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 09:18:41 +0100

Germany plans an insect protection law to slash use of pesticides and pump tens of millions of euros into research, a minister said Sunday, as global concern grows over mankind's impact on the crucial invertebrates.

Insects decline dramatically in German nature reserves: study

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:21:45 +0200

Researchers in Germany have documented a steep decline in flying insects at dozens of nature reserves in the past three decades, and agricultural pesticides may be to blame, said a study on Wednesday.

Woman sleeps with scorpion for 3 months

Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:27:35 +0100

A woman in western Germany was horrified on Sunday after finding a scorpion in her bed that had stowed away during her sunshine holiday this summer.

Swarm of bee thefts angers German apiarists

Wed, 09 Sep 2015 12:19:38 +0200

Lower Saxony has become a hive of criminal activity this year as thefts of bee colonies have caused quite the buzz among bee-keepers and law enforcement alike.

Being hungry 'changes brain' to take risks

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:33:00 +0200

Everyone's been there: so hungry you'd brave a pack of marauding hyenas for a burger. Now scientists believe they've figured out how hunger makes people take bigger risks - it means different parts of the brain deal with danger.

Experts warn mosquito plague to follow floods

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:50:00 +0200

After the flood, the swarm. Experts are warning that the worst flooding seen in Germany for over 500 years could be followed by a plague of mosquitoes.

Performing fleas freeze to death before show

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:59:00 +0200

A swarm of performing fleas due to appear in a show at a fair in the town of Mechernich in North Rhine-Westphalia have perished in freezing conditions.

Germany faces insect infestation

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:58:00 +0200

Waiting for Germany’s soggy summer weather to become warm and dry? Not so fast. The recent rain has created the perfect breeding conditions for nasty insects like wasps, mosquitoes and gnats.

Going buggy for insect delicacies

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:18:00 +0200

A man in Berlin is trying to get his fellow Germans to eat fresh bugs and other creepy-crawly creatures. Moises Mendoza puts the vitamin and protein-rich insect treats to the taste test.

Spiders take over Hamburg's HafenCity

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:45:00 +0200

Millions of spiders have colonized the HafenCity revitalization of Hamburg's old port district, daily Berliner Morgenpost reported on Monday. Some windows alone are infested with more than 700 creepy crawlers.