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Lord Tebbit suggests young unemployed people should pull up ragwort

Interactive, 22 Oct 2014:
Tebbit's letter in which he explains his idea for ragwort to Matt Shardlow, chief executive of the charity Buglife
‘Make young unemployed pull up ragwort for benefits,’ says Lord Tebbit

22 Oct 2014: Controversial remarks by former Tory minister also annoy environmentalists who bemoan decline in plant loved by bees
Venomous spider found in Waitrose shopping 'beautiful but aggressive'

20 Oct 2014: While most spiders scurry away when confronted, the Brazilian wandering spider stands its ground, says invertebrate expert Dave Clarke
Ivy bees share bankside bar as flowers turn to teacup fruits

16 Oct 2014: Country Diary: Sandy, Bedfordshire: The smallest insect was little longer than a rice grain
Rare Monarch butterflies spotted on England's south coast

9 Oct 2014: Five sightings of Monarch butterflies - one of Britain’s rarest migrant species - have been made in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Shield bugs: nature's heraldic knights

9 Oct 2014: Country diary: Keelman's Way, Wylam, Northumberland Stiff-legged denizens of the wood greet autumn's arrival
Can cities save our wild bees?

7 Oct 2014: Imagine you’re a bee. You’ve spent winter in your tiny underground nest. The light levels change, signalling the arrival of spring and out you come, hungry – but there’s no food. What should be a blossoming garden is all tight buds. The end.
Migration of the monarch butterfly: share your photos

6 Oct 2014: The monarch butterfly is beginning its annual migration from north America to Mexico. If you happen to spot one on its journey, share your photos and videos via GuardianWitness
How does your garden grow? The entomologist, RHS Wisley

4 Oct 2014:
'Communication of science is close to my heart,' says Anna Platoni. 'It is so much fun and it upsets me that people think they have to travel to see wildlife when it is right there in the garden'
The week in wildlife – in pictures

3 Oct 2014: Blue-tailed bee-eaters, beavers and fighting squirrels are among the pick of this week’s images from the natural world
The original pesticide

3 Oct 2014: Country Diary: Lower Benefield, Northamptonshire In the 1970s companies made a good profit by replacing insects with toxic chemicals
Butterflywatch: Threatened haven for rare species

2 Oct 2014: Patrick Barkham Reports on a proposal to build 5,000 homes on a former MoD training ground in Kent, rich in magical wildlife
Neonicotinoid ban hit UK farmers hard

1 Oct 2014: EU ban on pesticide to save bees is making crop vulnerable to a host of pests
Neonicotinoid ban harming rapeseed crop, farmers say
Oak processionary moth population exploding in London

30 Sep 2014: Caterpillars now spreading beyond their infestation zone, afflicting trees in parks and gardens in new areas
Why I love ... insects

26 Sep 2014: His first memory was watching spiders mate. Now entomologist and TV presenter George McGavin argues that insects are “the most successful multi-cellular life form on the planet”