Drawn honeycomb is like gold to both bees and beekeeper. For every pound of wax they bees produce, they must consume 6 to 8 pounds of honey. Only the spring bloom makes enough honey available to them ...

Tiny insects may someday be enlisted to break down plastic in landfills. — -- Since plastic was invented, figuring out how to get rid of the stuff quickly without harming the environment has been ...

In 2017, researchers accidentally discovered that wax worms had eaten holes through plastic bags in which they were being stored. Puzzled, Paolo Bombelli and Christopher Howe placed the critters on ...

THE greater wax moth has the best hearing of any animal in the world – a discovery which has the potential to revolutionise microphone technology in everything from mobile phones to hearing aids.

This media is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's ...

A solution to the plastic pollution problem might exist within the eating habits and digestive machinations of Galleria mellonella, also known as the ‘great wax moth.’ It was discovered—by ...

Researchers find caterpillars that can chew and break down plastic Wax worms — larvae of the greater wax moth, or honeycomb moth — often eat honeycombs, and the caterpillars' ability to digest wax ...

A solution to the plastic pollution problem might exist within the eating habits and digestive machinations of Galleria mellonella, also known as the ‘great wax moth.’ It was discovered—by ...