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Killing Insects: The Rights and Wrongs

Killing Insects for Conservation

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Prof Adam Hart stirred a hornet’s nest of controversy by asking the public to kill wasps for science. He explores why scientists kill insects to save them from extinction. Show more

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Killing Insects: The Rights and Wrongs

Do Insects Feel Pain?

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

Available for over a year

Insects such as fruit flies provide important insights into human biology and medicine. But should we worry whether they experience pain and suffering in scientists’ hands? Show more