LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two global leaders are expanding their longtime collaborative partnership by launching a new biological wax moth control product that helps safeguard the health of ...

A study published in Frontiers in Bee Science has shown that physical distance plays a leading role in protecting bumblebees against a flying insect parasite, the bumblebee wax moth Aphomia sociella.

Bees, and other pollinator species, are dying. Between pesticides, the climate crisis, and habitat loss, bee colonies are becoming weaker, leaving them more vulnerable to parasites like the greater ...

As present book “The Wax Moth: A Problem or a Solution?” is a reference book it would be helpful for students doing graduation, post-graduation, doctorate, bee-keepers and academicians. Wax moth is ...

Since the pandemic, we are very aware of the power of social distancing to protect against infectious disease. But can social distancing be effective if the infectious agent isn’t a virus or bacterium ...

The larvae of the greater wax moth normally thrive on beeswax, making them a hated enemy of bee keepers across Europe. But a chance discovery has shown that they will also happily munch on plastic.

WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Two substances in the saliva of wax worms - moth larvae that eat wax made by bees to build honeycombs - readily break down a common type of plastic, researchers said on ...