In Virgin Soldier the military have solved the energy and weight issues involved in using insect cyborgs. In the 2006 online article,  ”US Military Plans to Make Insect Cyborgs“  that shows this concept, explored in a slightly different format in the novel, is not all that far fetched. This article dates from 2006, but by 2009, some progress has been made, although the approach has been altered as revealed in “Military Develop Robot-Insect Cyborgs” found on LiveScience-msnbc.com.

Here is a video of a moth whose flight is controlled by a Cornell University researcher: