The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed How farmers are using insects instead of pesticides in Spain's 'Sea of Plastic' "They work for me night and day," smiles Antonio Zamora, standing in his greenhouse. His minuscule employees are bugs that feed on the parasites threatening his peppers. https://www.thelocal.es/20190724/how-farmers-are-using-insects-instead-of-pesticides-in-spains-sea-of-plastic Wed, 24 Jul 2019 11:47:54 +0200 how-farmers-are-using-insects-instead-of-pesticides-in-spains-sea-of-plastic Police find lunchbox crammed full of GIANT cockroaches in Madrid park Madrid police made a surprise and rather creepy discovery when they opened a plastic tub left by a park in the suburb of Carabanchel to find 54 enormous hissing cockroaches writhing inside. https://www.thelocal.es/20161215/police-find-lunchbox-crammed-full-of-giant-cockroaches-in-madrid-park Thu, 15 Dec 2016 17:53:13 +0100 police-find-lunchbox-crammed-full-of-giant-cockroaches-in-madrid-park Insect eating proposal leaves bad aftertaste A recent United Nations study suggested eating insects could help solve the world's hunger problems but not all of Spain's chefs are taking the bait. https://www.thelocal.es/20130527/insect-eating-plan-leaves-bad-aftertaste Mon, 27 May 2013 14:26:00 +0200 insect-eating-plan-leaves-bad-aftertaste